Researchers have found that the fungus Cordyceps militaris contains a key ingredient that could be used to attack tumor cells ...

A deadly new oak-tree disease can be prevented by pruning them in the dormant season (if needed) instead of spring or summer.

He continued the experiment for eight years, and the resulting publicity made the woolly bear one of the most recognizable ...

These recognizable caterpillars will freeze solid this winter and then will emerge in the spring as pretty moths. Fuzzy woolly bear caterpillars are the larvae of the Isabella tiger moth, which occurs ...

AN orange zombie fungus that sprouts from the backs of caterpillars could be used to fight cancer, new research suggests. Scientists have found the fungus, called Cordyceps, works by stopping cell ...

New research into a chemical produced by a caterpillar fungus that has shown promise as a possible cancer treatment has ...

She considers it to be “a banner year to have several caterpillars all at once.” She observed the “J-shaped caterpillar that was Big Guy turn overnight into a pupa,” she says.

Caterpillars have damaged black gram crops in Kendrapada, significantly affecting local farmers' livelihoods after Cyclone ...

Bt stands for Bacillus thuringiensis which is a bacteria derivative that kills the looper caterpillars if they consume foliage on which it is sprayed. There are lots of Bt products including Dipel ...

Holometabolous: The complete transformation from caterpillar to adult In contrast, caterpillars undergo holometabolous, a complete and dramatic transformation from worm-like larvae to fully winged ...

Do woolly bear caterpillars forecast winter weather? Woolly bears (or woolly worms in the South) have a reputation for forecasting the coming winter weather, according to the Farmer's Almanac.