MARINA – On a recent misty Saturday morning, schoolboy Jeremiah Forstell dumps a wriggling mass of inch-long caterpillars on a white plastic table. He and Marina Mayor Bruce Delgado alternate as they ...

The California oak moth is a creature of extremes. Most of the time these small white insects fly completely under the radar. But every once in a while, they go on a breeding frenzy that is impossible ...

Q: We have an infestation of caterpillars in our oak trees. Their droppings are covering our deck and driveway. Should we spray or just wait it out? Suzanne Freed, email A: You have a big population ...

An insect that can be hazardous to human health is spreading across southeast England. Caterpillars of the oak processionary moth are becoming more common as rising temperatures help them to spread to ...

I might unwittingly be carving out a new role for myself at Noozhawk — entomology (insect) writer. My last column was about termites and ants. This time, following Santa Barbara’s recent oak moth ...

Campus is currently undergoing an outbreak of California oak moth caterpillars, according to Peter Oboyski, executive director of the Essig Museum of Entomology. He said the insects, native to the ...

Oaks define the visual beauty of California landscapes and support wildlife and biodiversity. Those of us who live among oaks hold our breath in spring when California oakworms, which are not really ...

MARTIN, Mich. (WOOD) — Oak trees can be the perfect meal for the hairy spongy moth caterpillars. The Morse family has taped off their oak trees, but the leaves are still being eaten by the furry ...

Tougher action will be needed to stop a caterpillar threatening England’s oak trees from continuing to spread across the country, say researchers who found efforts to control the pest have failed to ...