Researchers may have solved the evolutionary mystery of extra legs in caterpillars, chubby abdominal appendages known as “prolegs.” Adult insects, including butterflies and moths, typically have only ...

Western tent caterpillars might not be on your mind every year, but during their peak outbreaks, they're impossible to ignore—hairy larvae wriggling across roads and swarms of caterpillars climbing ...

There's nothing quite like the wildlife that flocks to your garden during the warmer months of the year. Those melodic songbirds, the mischievous squirrels, and the creepy-crawly visitors that you may ...

Caterpillars are the larvae of butterflies and moths and are a major group of herbivores. Many plants produce chemical compounds to deter caterpillars, which humans have adapted for use in medicine, ...

A two-year field experiment in North Dakota shows that a modified twice-over rest-rotation grazing strategy boosts milkweed ...

A gardening pro discusses advice when it comes to some specific caterpillars you might find crawling around in your yard.

Biologists deposited caterpillars of the rare frosted elfin butterfly on its host plant, the sundial lupine, in north Florida. Photo from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

High in the Swiss Alps, butterflies are racing uphill faster than almost anything else on the mountain. A new survey of the ...