Summer and fall are prime seasons for caterpillars, and they become more obvious because of their increasing numbers. Some of these are ferocious looking, but are harmless if handled. However, there ...

Looking like a miniature Yorkie sporting his new Christmas blanket, the saddleback caterpillar is not as innocent as it looks. It is actually quite a nasty little guy and has a sting that will leave ...

Fall webworms are building their messy tents in trees. Exotic azalea caterpillars, as colorful as the flowers themselves, are dining on azalea leaves, and puss caterpillars, with their venomous hairs, ...

If asked to name a stinging insect, most people would give answers such as bee, wasp or hornet. A Master Gardener came to me the past week with a story of his neighbor who had encountered a saddleback ...