Wait until a warm sunny day when the caterpillars leave the tent to feed on the leaves and apply the product to the foliage. Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) is a bacterial insecticide that is very low ...

The deadly caterpillars – within the South American genus called Lonomia – have a snakelike venom that interferes with blood clotting. Others have venoms that cause chronic, lifelong inflammatory ...

But one species of caterpillar is thought to be the first recorded self-medicating insect. Becoming an adult butterfly or moth is a high-stakes obstacle course. One of the biggest threats a ...

Compare a caterpillar to a butterfly or a maggot to a fly; newly hatched insect larvae don’t appear to be remotely related to the adults they will become. Not only ...

Alternatively, an application of a natural bacterial insecticide called Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) when caterpillars are young can wipe them out before they create significant damage. The ...

Those conspicuous white masses of webby material that are seen in the forks of branches of trees are created by the eastern tent caterpillar. Populations of this insect fluctuate from year to ...

Production costs in areas where the caterpillar is most prominent are going to rise for farmers as fighting the pest often involves multiple applications of insecticide and destruction of plant ...