But the moth’s developed an erratic pattern of flight many birds can’t follow. For the butterfly caterpillar, the main job is to eat and eat and eat to ensure the healthy growth of the ...

Learn more. Proliferation of a fungus caused browntail moth populations to crater in 2024, which likely means that Maine residents will get relief from the forest pest this spring and summer ...

Federica Bertocchini, from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), removed a batch of wax worms, the larvae of the common insect Galleria mellonella (greater wax moth) from honeycombs in her ...

said it has created an exceptionally durable and environmentally friendly new textile from the gossamer silk of bagworm moth larvae ... technology to induce the worms to produce silk as desired.

One of the goliaths of the insect world, the atlas moth is a gentle giant – but behind every oversized moth is a very hungry caterpillar. The atlas moth is among the biggest insects on the planet, ...

The caterpillar of the Ramie moth ravages a mamaki plant, which also is a food source for the native Kamehameha butterfly. The mamaki is a critical plant in the protection of the watershed.

The Madagascan moon moth (Argema mittrei) begins life as a caterpillar, hatching from one of 100 to 150 eggs, although many of its siblings will not make it to adulthood. The caterpillar, along with ...