When necessary, the caterpillars should only be handled with gloved hands or tweezers Spring is officially here, and so are tussock moth caterpillars. While they're a crucial part of Florida's ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Swarms of fuzzy, venomous caterpillars have recently been spotted all over Florida. It’s that time of year when the spiny white and yellow bugs drop out of oak trees, swarming ...

Florida officials are urging residents to be wary of “puss caterpillars,” fuzzy-looking insects that have sharp, poisonous spines underneath their fur (University of Florida, EDIS ) Florida officials ...

Biologists deposited caterpillars of the rare frosted elfin butterfly on its host plant, the sundial lupine, in north Florida. Photo from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

Spring is officially here, and so are tussock moth caterpillars. While they're a crucial part of Florida's ecosystem, the insects that emerge in the spring are literally irritating. The fuzzy-looking ...