In the caterpillar world, few are as well-known as the woolly bear (sometimes known as a wooly worm). While monarchs caterpillars surpass them in name recognition, they’d take an easy second place.

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 ...

The Farmers’ Almanac and Old Farmer’s Almanac recently published annual reports predicting the severity of winter in New England this season, and both came to the same definitive conclusion: It’ll be ...

Groundhogs aren’t the only animals known for predicting the weather. Move aside, Punxsutawney Phil — a smaller creature can supposedly predict weather conditions before the start of winter, according ...

Why did the woolly worm cross the road? Maybe it was to set up a joke about a road-traversing chicken. Wooly bear caterpillars (a.k.a. woolly worms) are commonly seen crossing roads and sidewalks this ...