Fall in the Lowcountry is full of orange butterflies. Many are Gulf Fritillaries (Agraulis vanillae), medium-sized butterflies with narrow wings and a graceful, gliding flight. Their color pattern is ...

This woolly bear caterpillar has almost no black stripe! Doesn’t that mean an easy winter? The wider the orange band, the milder the winter — supposedly. Some studies seem to support this, showing a ...

Spring has arrived and so have multitudes of wiggly caterpillars. They are popping up everywhere and can be anything from a welcomed precursor of a beautiful butterfly to a nuisance to a plant pest to ...

Maypop flowers aren’t necessary to attract the butterflies to lay eggs. After about two weeks, I was surprised to find 13 caterpillars on one plant! All in all, 19 thin, dark red-orange caterpillars ...

Fall is the season of Gulf Fritillaries in the Lowcountry. These medium-sized orange butterflies are often confused with Monarchs (Danaus plexippus), but it’s fairly easy to tell the difference.

While woolly bear caterpillars seem to be forecasting a mild winter, paper wasps have given indications of deep snows on the horizon and mammals appear to be preparing for a long, hard winter. It’s ...

You will come across many caterpillars in your garden. Knowing a little about the species and their feeding habits will help you make good decisions about whether to try to control or simply tolerate ...

A tiny parasitic wasp turns the Tussock moth caterpillar into a living nursery, laying eggs that hatch and feed inside the host while it continues its daily life — unaware of its fate.

Question: I have oleander bushes which are constantly infested with orange caterpillars, although I have sprayed them and picked hundreds off. I have heard they come from the ground. Is this true? If ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I have found some bizarre caterpillars on my satsuma tree. They are mottled ...