A scholar at Virginia Tech is conducting research using a fungus to control populations of corn earworm -- one of the world's ...

As black cutworm moths arrive, if we capture eight or more moths over the course of two nights (a significant flight), there ...

Biologists deposited caterpillars of the rare frosted elfin butterfly on its host plant, the sundial lupine, in north Florida. Photo from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

Caterpillar's Q1 2025 sales and revenue fell 9.8%, primarily due to lower sales volume and price realization. The company expects full-year sales and revenues to be flat compared to 2024 under the ...

Biologists waded through knee-high vegetation in Florida until they reached a spot where purple flowers grew in cone-like formations — then the team got out the glow-in-the dark caterpillars.

The corn market is falling lower on Monday morning, down 6 to 7 cents. Corn futures closed Friday with contracts mixed, as nearbys were up 1 ½ cents and new crop December down ¾ cent.

A newly described species from Hawaiʻi hides itself with carcasses to avoid getting eaten by spiders. Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn ...

But when it does, all it can taste or smell is its inedible leftovers rather than the yummy caterpillar inside. The bone collector’s habitat also helps it effectively hide from human sight. “The way I ...