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 ...

You've probably seen monarch butterflies, and maybe monarch caterpillars, but there's a lot to learn about the monarch life cycle stages.

McKay also highlighted native plants and their role in ecosystems. Native plants and animals rely on each other, and when one ...

One of the best-loved sights outside is a brightly colored butterfly. Surprisingly, the life of the showy butterfly depends on the humble, inconspicuous caterpillar that precedes it. Fritillaries, ...

A: Every year I get questions about these intriguing caterpillars. Mostly, the questions relate to the ability of these caterpillars to predict our winter weather. As the tale goes — the black band on ...