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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forest entomologists say it’s been a banner year for tussock moths, a native pest that strips green foliage from fir trees. The moths are in their caterpillar stage, actively feeding on Douglas fir ...

FLORIDA, USA — Florida is full of critters from scaly to furry to feathery and everything in between. And not all of them are friendly. One, in particular, is prompting a warning from scientists and ...

SUMMER: SUMMER: LOOK, BUT DON’T TOUCH. NOW, I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT MY HAIR. THAT PRETTY LOOKING CATERPILLAR THERE BECAUSE IT MIGHT CAUSE AN ALLERGIC REACTION. STEWART: SPRING BRINGS WARMER WEATHER, ...

The insects have spiky hairs that can cause irritation to the skin Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022 and his work has appeared in ...

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 ...

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 ...