The subject of this writing is one of our most conspicuous caterpillars, the eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum). Almost everyone has noticed them, due to the conspicuous white silken ...

Eastern tent caterpillars are a native species that create noticeable silken nests in trees, primarily black cherry trees. While they may cause temporary defoliation, they do not kill trees and ...

Clyde Gosnell and Louise "Omie" Warner are a couple who have made significant contributions to conservation in Ohio. They ...

The 14 people who survived being simultaneously struck by lightning in eastern France on September 2, 2017, remain a ...

eastern tiger swallowtail, spring azure, viceroys, and red-spotted purple butterflies use their leaves for egg deposition year-round. In fact, nearly 430 caterpillar species feed on their foliage.

These are pests of the cool, wet times of spring and early summer. They hang out in moist, mulched beds and they come out to ...

Parts of northeastern Ontario, including Sudbury, are in the midst of a tent caterpillar outbreak, [the CBC reports]( ...

With school out for the summer and rising temperatures in the Killeen-Fort Cavazos area, families spend more time outdoors, ...