The Tussock moth caterpillar can be found in a variety of colors, including white, yellow, orange, and brown. The photography accompanying this article features this yellow Tussock moth caterpillar on ...

While exploring a patch of Milkweed, Evie came across a cluster of fuzzy, eye-catching caterpillars—Milkweed Tussock Moth caterpillars. Learn more about these lesser-known residents of Milkweed plants ...

Invasive species are among the leading threats to forests across North America. Among them, the spongy moth and Douglas-fir tussock moth are responsible for extensive damage to forests from coast to ...

Several caterpillar species in Maine can cause skin reactions, including the invasive browntail moth. One of the most common caterpillars in the fall — the hickory tussock moth — can cause skin ...

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 ...

A: That is a banded tussock moth caterpillar, and they can sting! These stinging hairs can cause a rash for those with sensitive skin. These caterpillars eat the leaves of many hardwood trees. To ...

Suspended from the Timken's ceiling is a massive paper-lantern poporo vessel — used to mash coca leaves — casting shadows on the floor. In artist Marisol Rendón's native Colombia, the coca leaf has a ...

People have all types of goals when planting a garden; they may want to grow their own food, create a backyard oasis, or harvest beautiful flowers. One person saw the fruits of their labor when their ...

Happy Mystery Monday! Can you guess what is pictured in photo #1? The answer to last week’s mystery is larvae of the milkweed tussock moth, Euchaetes egle, pictured in photo #2. Milkweed tussock moth ...

Birch Creek Golf Course recently dealt with an infestation of Douglas-fir tussock moth larvae, which damaged several of the course’s ornamental spruce trees. While the infestation was identified and ...