The Box Tree Moth (BTM) caterpillars are green and ... Heavily infested shrubs may appear brown, “see-through” or “torched.” Caterpillars produce webbing and hide among leaves and twigs as they feed ...

An 'increasingly destructive' insect is preying on hedges this April - and gardeners are being advised to take action now.

Males have mostly black wings with beige borders; females appear more colorful with reddish-brown ... promethea silk moth starts its life as a caterpillar. After feeding on the leaves of its ...

The caterpillars will only be around through the first few weeks of April before they cocoon and transition into moths.

It's that time of the year again: stinging caterpillar season. Furry buck moth caterpillars ... they will become solitary and feed on leaves. "I imagine that with the big population we had ...

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Tussock moth caterpillars are native to Florida and the southeastern United States and feed on oak trees, among many others.

Luke Brown, manager of the Museum's butterfly house ... going into the cocoon to sustain the moth when it is reborn. In the wild, atlas moth caterpillars eat the leaves of cinnamon, citrus fruit, ...