What you can do about yellownecked caterpillars: if you have an oak tree suffering an infestation, consider dusting the ...

Earth is home to over 20,000 caterpillar species, found in every corner of the globe except Antarctica. While most are harmless, some species are just as dangerous as venomous snakes. Their defenses ...

The promethea feeds on sassafras, spicebush, lilac, ash, cherry and tuliptree, while the tuliptree silk moth caterpillar is named for its specialty. None of the giant silk moths feeds at all as an ...

Cecropia moth caterpillars start out black, turning to yellow and then green with red protuberances resembling tiny ladybugs on their heads. They feed on black walnut, wild cherry, lilac, apple ...

My favorite caterpillar and cocoon searches happen to be in silk moth family, which includes the promethia, polyphemus and cecropia moth. Fortunately, these silk moth caterpillars and the cocoons ...

Sarah Friedl, 6, and her brother Pucci, 3, get a up close look at silk worms during a Nocturnal moth watching event at the Texas Discovery Gardens in Dallas, Tuesday, July 24, 2013. Sarah Friedl ...

A Hickory Tussock Moth caterpillar (the black and white one) with a Banded Tussock Moth caterpillar above it. Last week, my parents yard in Western Massachusetts was overrun with fuzzy black and ...

Giant Silk Moth Caterpillar. Lonomia obliqua, ... It’s best to avoid these caterpillars, which can be identified by their black bodies and long, distinctive “hair. ...