“This year I planted a bunch of milkweed for the migrating monarch butterflies, but there’s some kind of fuzzy orange, black and white caterpillar eating my milkweed. What should I do?” — P.R. Good ...
I grow milkweed in my garden for the migrating monarchs, but there are some fuzzy caterpillars that are black, orange and white devouring my milkweed. What are they and what should I do about them? MC ...
We have been encouraging our backyard milkweed to grow ever since we moved over five years ago. I have friends who have issues with the aggressive growth of milkweed. We don’t have this problem. We ...
While exploring a patch of Milkweed, Evie came across a cluster of fuzzy, eye-catching caterpillars—Milkweed Tussock Moth caterpillars. Learn more about these lesser-known residents of Milkweed plants ...
Of all the animal on the planet, insects are among the most feared and reviled. Some sting (wasps, and bees) and some bite (mosquitoes, horse flies, and blackflies). Others are agricultural pests or ...
All of us were taught in our elementary school science class about monarch butterflies and their caterpillar stage that only eats milkweed leaves. Other insects also eat milkweeds, but they are hardly ...
A. A butterfly expert tells me your caterpillar is the milkweed tussock moth caterpillar. It becomes an interesting-looking medium-sized moth with plain gray wings and a bright yellow-gold body with ...
Beyond the monarch, lovely nectar-laden, fragrant flowers attract and nourish a diversity of other butterflies, moths, native bees, honeybees, wasps, flies, beetles and ants. Along with their sap, ...
I was recently sitting on the back terrace enjoying one of those brilliant fall days where the sun shining through and reflecting off of the orange and yellow autumnal foliage bathes everything in ...
Beyond the monarch, lovely nectar-laden, fragrant flowers attract and nourish a diversity of other butterflies, moths, native bees, honeybees, wasps, flies, beetles and ants. Along with their sap, ...