LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - It is sometimes easy to tell which pest is breaking out around the county by the sheer number of phone calls that I get. This week it is the walnut caterpillar that is being ...

It is sometimes easy to tell which pest is breaking out around the county by the sheer number of phone calls that I get. This week, it is the walnut caterpillar that is being found all over our ...

During our long growing season, I get calls about caterpillars in trees and what to do about them. Caterpillars, the larvae of moths and butterflies, use tree leaves as a source of food. In turn, many ...

SAN ANGELO – Is your nut-laden pecan tree suddenly developing a “bald spot?” The culprit is probably the walnut caterpillar, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist. Dr. Charles Allen ...

The trees in Fort Worth survived a hot and dry summer, but are now under attack from creepy crawlies. It was a long blistering summer for the trees. The last times Fort Worth saw heat this intense was ...

As the seasons change, so do the creatures living in our backyards. During the fall, some species of caterpillar become more ...

By JESSICA DAMIANO If you’re like most well-intentioned gardeners, you might give a lot of thought to planting the “right” plants to nourish pollinators and other wildlife, with ...

Fall webworms, Hyphantria cunea (Drury), are normally observed during late summer and fall when people notice the unsightly whitish or light gray webs in certain trees. Webworms enclose leaves and ...

The fuzzy blondish caterpillars that seem to be everywhere in Louisiana right now are called fall webworms. They don't sting, but they do like tree leaves — and build noticeable webs so they can munch ...

I recently heard a lecture by Jim McCormac, a biologist with the Ohio DNR. He argued that caterpillars, forest birds, and trees were dependent upon each other for survival. Each spring, deciduous ...

Do you get the feeling that North Florida is being invaded by fuzzy caterpillars? And what is with all that webbing you see in the forks of trees? The caterpillars you are seeing are eastern tent ...