The scent of blooming flowers and fresh plant life is not just a perk of springtime; it is a key driver in the survival and ...

From moths eating their own mothers to carnivorous caterpillars on the rampage, the world of insects isn't always as it seems. Some species of moth have developed dark and unusual habits in the fight ...

Pantry moths eat the dried goods in your kitchen, while clothes moths dine on your clothes' wool fabrics. We talked to ...

The larvae of the codling moth eat and burrow their way into developing fruits and have a devastating effect on any potential ...

The caterpillar of the Ramie moth ravages a mamaki plant, which also is a food source for the native Kamehameha butterfly. The mamaki is a critical plant in the protection of the watershed.

Federica Bertocchini, from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), removed a batch of wax worms, the larvae of the common insect Galleria mellonella (greater wax moth) from honeycombs in her ...

And the caterpillars of the species reach up to 12 centimetres long, spending every spare second eating. Luke Brown, manager of the Museum's butterfly house, says, 'It is impossible not to be ...