We have been encouraging our backyard milkweed to grow ever since we moved over five years ago. I have friends who have issues with the aggressive growth of milkweed. We don’t have this problem. We ...

Chances are you have seen furry caterpillars on trees, the sidewalk, hand rails and anywhere else they are able to climb. Do not touch them. As the weather warms up in South Texas, spring foliage ...

AT LEAST FOR SOME. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE TUSSOCK MOTH CATERPILLARS. THEY’RE BEING SPOTTED AGAIN IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. THEY ARE. THEIR HAIR CAN CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION, AND IT CAN BE PRETTY PAINFUL OF AN ...

Beware the hickory tussock moth caterpillar. The crawling critters, with their distinctive furry white and black markings, are most noticeable this time of year, said Dr. Michael Skvarla, Ph.D., ...

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 ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The white and yellow caterpillars local residents have been finding are called Tussock moth caterpillars, and you don’t want to touch them. Tussock moth caterpillars are ...

I was recently sitting on the back terrace enjoying one of those brilliant fall days where the sun shining through and reflecting off of the orange and yellow autumnal foliage bathes everything in ...

If you don’t already appreciate a good tussock - a tuft of grass or sedge that invites you to sit upon it, you should. According to Merriam-Websters’ Dictionary a tussock is a compact tuft, especially ...

Have you noticed a heavier population of furry, red-headed caterpillars in the Lowcountry recently? Although not quite at their peak hatching season, people are starting to notice, and feel, the ...

For someone with entomophobia, a fear of insects, spring can feel like a fever dream. "They're really bad this time of year," Wade Wilson, an associate certified entomologist, said of the tussock moth ...

Facilities Management Outdoor Services will conduct broadcast spray applications on three evergreen trees near the Math building on Monday, June 21: a pair of Colorado blue spruce trees and one white ...