These caterpillars can be difficult to see ... These moths and their associated larvae are very much part of Florida’s native fauna, and both adults and larvae provide eco-services such as ...

On the bus, in the trees, on the side and top of railings: Caterpillars have taken over Alachua County. Tussock moth caterpillars are native to Florida and the southeastern United States and feed ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Caterpillars of the frosted elfin butterfly, a species now rare across much of its historic range, were released in Ichetucknee Springs State Park, Florida, to ...

Over the years, Hammer quietly transplanted caterpillars to parks in Miami ... Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award presented by the Florida Native Plant Society in 1982, a few years after he discovered ...

And the issue lies in the hairy details. The Florida Department of Health says direct contact with the caterpillar, its hairs or its cocoon can cause "an allergic reaction that can lead to the ...

Most people, like butterflies and their caterpillars ... October has been designed as Native Plant Month in Florida by the Florida Native Plant Society. Though we can plant year-round in Florida ...

The wasps will only attack the invasive caterpillars – not Texas’ native wildlife, according to research led by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Larry Gilbert and ...

Tussock moth caterpillars are native to Florida and the southeastern United States and feed on oak trees, among many others. Every year they hatch around the same time trees are getting new leaves ...

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 ...