During our long growing season, I get calls about caterpillars in trees and what to do about them. Caterpillars, the larvae of moths and butterflies, use tree leaves as a source of food. In turn, many ...

While real Christmas trees have their allure, opting for an artificial tree is the safest choice if you have a curious cat at home. Real trees are often sprayed with pesticides that your cat can ...

Many caterpillars feed on the leaves of oak trees. Most will not do much damage, but some can pose a real threat to the health of the tree. Here’s what you need to know to identify the caterpillars on ...

I recently heard a lecture by Jim McCormac, a biologist with the Ohio DNR. He argued that caterpillars, forest birds, and trees were dependent upon each other for survival. Each spring, deciduous ...

Every beautiful butterfly was once a caterpillar, and caterpillars have to eat. This may surprise you, but the average ...

The trees in Fort Worth survived a hot and dry summer, but are now under attack from creepy crawlies. It was a long blistering summer for the trees. The last times Fort Worth saw heat this intense was ...

The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest’s entomologist, Lia Spiegel, says the outbreak of Douglas-fir tussock moths is of moderate severity, and she expects it will diminish next year without the bugs ...