Cindy Burkhardt had been watching a sphinx moth caterpillar in her garden for several days, but then it disappeared. Soon thereafter, she saw another trundling across a dirt road on Rabbit Mountain.

A common backyard pest has returned, as some parts of the region are reporting sightings of a seasonal nuisance. You might have seen them crawling up the trees in your backyard or maybe on your ...

HONOLULU — The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) announced on Thursday the “collection of a single live ramie moth, or Arcte coerula, caterpillar.” This is the first detection of the ...

A community report to the Kauaʻi Invasive Species Committee last month led to the collection of a single live ramie moth ( Arcte coerula) caterpillar, the first detection of the invasive pest on ...

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Buck moth caterpillars have made their annual spring invasion in Louisiana. Across New Orleans, residents have reported the familiar, spiny creature crowding sidewalks, falling from tree branches and ...

Douglas fir tussock moths continue to spread across parts of Missoula. But recently, an online warning has been raising concerns about the moth's caterpillars. The latest concern over the Douglas-Fir ...