What you can do about yellownecked caterpillars: if you have an oak tree suffering an infestation, consider dusting the ...

The public is being urged to keep an eye out for oak processionary moth caterpillars, a pest which damages trees and poses a health risk to people. The warning comes at the start of the greatest ...

The Forestry Commission says it is already receiving accounts of oak processionary moth caterpillars causing “painful rashes” because a warm, sunny spring has meant their growth is higher than ...

Blathers' Blabber: Oak silk moths are seen in the summer and are one of the largest moth species in the world. They make silk from their mouths as they transition into the pupa stage. As adults ...

However, there is one major downside to oaks: the Oak Processionary Moth (Der Eichenpro­zessionsspinner; Thaumetopoea proces­sionea). The moth occurs in Bavaria on all tree species of the genus oak.

While walking to and from class in the fall, David Shetlar, an extension landscape entomologist in the department of entomology, discovered a gypsy moth egg mass in the hollow of an Oak tree on ...

Nevertheless, the oak moth caterpillars were able to minimize the unfavorable properties of the plant defense compounds—although with a lower growth rate and poorer fitness.

Jen Lewin’s fusion of art with technology can be experienced through February 16, 2025, in Houston where her 'ATLAS' installation suspends 24 handcrafted glowing moths from stately oak trees.

Tussock moth caterpillars are spreading all over north and central Florida. Are they poisonous? Do they hurt plants? Here's what to know.

The Forestry Commission says it is already receiving accounts of oak processionary moth caterpillars causing “painful rashes” because a warm, sunny spring has meant their growth is higher than ...