Rhode Island environmental officials said the winter moth caterpillar is booming. Native to Europe, winter moths have damaged a growing number of trees throughout New England in recent years.

These recognizable caterpillars will freeze solid this winter and then will emerge in the spring as pretty moths. Fuzzy woolly bear caterpillars are the larvae of the Isabella tiger moth, which occurs ...

“If the black parts of the wooly caterpillar are very large, it’s going to be a more severe winter. If there is more ... an Alexandra or Isabella tiger moth.

In folklore, the woolly bear caterpillar, or woolly worm, is known as a predictor of harsh or mild winters. The folklore, dating back to before the Revolutionary War, says when a woolly worm has more ...

Want to know how bad this winter is expected to be ... get away from the city and see some fall colors. Caterpillar and adult Isabella tiger moth. In Vermilion, Ohio, on the shores of Lake ...

According to Robert Cole, who is a forester with the NYS DEC, the spongy moth is a non-native insect from France that are ...

One of the goliaths of the insect world, the atlas moth is a gentle giant – but behind every oversized moth is a very hungry caterpillar. The atlas moth is among the biggest insects on the planet, ...

An expert at Iowa State University’s Insect Zoo says there may actually be some science behind the folklore about how the ...