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.

If there’s one thing about gardening that keeps you on your toes, it’s probably the abundance of critters that like to show up on your crops. While many critters are harmless insects that do nothing ...

Last week I said that I hadn’t been able to identify a black caterpillar that David showed me. But this week he pointed out one that I had no problem identifying because I unfortunately had an ...

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, ...

You see that fuzzy caterpillar? Yeah, you probably shouldn't touch it. According to experts with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, as the weather warms up, spring foliage can bring an abundance of ...