Hawk moth caterpillars scare predators by mimicking snakes, complete with fake eyes, lunging movements, and scale-like patterns.
Indian meal moths are also called pantry moths for a reason. They feed on pantry goods for their entire life cycle, and you may not notice these pests until it’s too late. The larvae of the Indian ...
“I dreamt that I woke up and my entire garden was eaten and all that was left were hundreds of these thicc boys." Gardener discovers monstrous insect devouring their plants: 'I didn't know what they ...
It's been a series packed full of surprises.
The star that was the hot favourite to be Can of Worms on The Masked Singer now looks to be way off the mark, after they've bee signed up to be a guest judge on the show. And the fact the presenter in ...
I might unwittingly be carving out a new role for myself at Noozhawk — entomology (insect) writer. My last column was about termites and ants. This time, following Santa Barbara’s recent oak moth ...
Can those fuzzy, little caterpillars crawling up your wall or across your sidewalk really foretell how cold and snowy winter will be? Many swear the moth caterpillars can tell the future, but experts ...
There are a lot of fuzzy little caterpillars wandering around my woods these days. Not just woolly bears, but tussock moth caterpillars and fall web worms adorned with tufts of hair of various and ...
Rich Manning is a writer and spirits and food competition judge based in Los Angeles. He has been writing about spirits, wine, beer, food and travel since 2004. Born of wild agave and the creatures ...
It sounds like you have tomato fruitworms to contend with in your garden. I haven’t seen these pests in the tomatoes in my garden at home (our dachshunds eating ripening tomatoes have been a bigger ...
CINCINNATI — An invasive pest has arrived in Cincinnati and is starting to kill boxwood shrubs around the Tri-State, threatening one of the most popular landscaping plants in the region. The box tree ...