Deconstructing 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar': ... Readers might observe that the consumption of “one nice green leaf” on Sunday made the very hungry caterpillar feel “much better.” ...

In early spring, pale green young caterpillars that look like worms begin to feed voraciously on oak leaves frequently dropping from trees. The hungry caterpillar grows to more than 1 inch ...

Homeowners are being urged to keep an eye on their gardens this summer as experts warn of an expected surge in damage caused ...

Tobacco plants outsmart hungry caterpillars. ... Like many plants, when tobacco is damaged – by hungry herbivores or otherwise – it gives off chemicals called green leaf volatiles (GLVs).

Why wasn’t this ever mentioned in The Very Hungry Caterpillar? It turns out, some caterpillars aren’t content with eating through apples, salami, and a piece of cherry pie – they're insatiable ...

Item 1 of 6 Copies of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," by acclaimed children's author and illustrator Eric Carle, who publisher Penguin Kids said has died at age 91, are seen in a bookstore in ...

Tomato hornworms are a highly destructive pest of tomato plants, but they have predators you can encourage in your garden.

Pity the tobacco hornworm caterpillar, which appears to have been outsmarted by its favourite food. Every time it feasts on tobacco leaves, it inadvertently converts molecules released by the plant ...

The invasive spongy moth and its caterpillars can decimate a garden. Here’s how to fight back. By Margaret Roach Until this year, the only spongy moths I had encountered were the winged adults ...

Or that the caterpillars weren’t hungry enough to do real damage. "There's a lot going on behind the scenes that we don't yet understand,” Dady added, and plenty more dialogue cues for ...

But entomologist Daniel Rubinoff of the University of Hawaii, Manoa, he would like you to meet the hungry caterpillar's carnivorous cousin. DANIEL RUBINOFF: This bone collector stands alone.