A caterpillar eats out the center of a leaf. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the ...

The caterpillars are small enough to fit between the top and bottom leaf layers, and so they eat their way through the leaf’s middle, creating characteristic meandering tunnels. They do not ...

Pests are often part of a garden's eco-system, but they can also wreak havoc with plants - caterpillars included. But three plants could fend them off entirely ...

It looks like bird droppings on a leaf, but don't be fooled: it's a caterpillar in disguise. This seemingly innocent creature causes devastation in some agricultural communities, eating young citrus ...

The pressure is on the caterpillars to consume enough food before going into the cocoon to sustain the moth when it is reborn. In the wild, atlas moth caterpillars eat the leaves of cinnamon, citrus ...