Q: I think something stung me while I was trimming chewed leaves off of my plant. I was expecting a wasp to fly out, but all I see is this insect that I think is a caterpillar on the bottom of a leaf.

It is asp season in Texas. When this fuzzy caterpillar rubs or is pressed against the skin, venomous hairs stick into the ...

The bizarre-looking caterpillar of the moth species Acharia stimulea is found across large swaths of North America, but if you see one don't touch it because it can deliver a powerful sting. The ...

Gloved hands working in garden with white flowers - Tatiana Maksimova/Getty Images If you live in southern Texas, you might be used to seeing larger numbers of certain pests during the summer months.

That colorful caterpillar in your garden may look cute and fuzzy, but steer clear! Some of the most striking-looking caterpillars have bodies covered with sharp hairs or spines connected to a poison ...

Top left is Hickory tussock caterpillar, top right is Spiny oak slug caterpillar, bottom left is Puss caterpillar and bottom right is Saddleback caterpillar (Jerry A Payne, Wizzie Brown, John Ghent, ...

Each spring in New Orleans, as flowers bloom and crawfish boil, a tiny menace lurks in the city's trees -- not pollen (though that's causing plenty of seasonal allergies), but stinging caterpillars.

This time of year, we often see a plethora of different caterpillars in the garden. The willow oaks in my backyard have become a haven for orange-striped oakworms, which have been showing up on my ...

A body was found at a Northwest Side business. Death of man found next to ‘large pool of blood’ at abandoned Northwest Side business ruled a homicide, ME’s office says Read full article: Death of man ...