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Buck Moth Infestation

posted on 18 December 2009 in Best of the Web Buck Moth Infestation

The hairs on the caterpillars are hollow conduits for the underlying poison glands. Contact with them causes a burning sensation and inflammation that can be as painful as a bee stin...more info>>>

Tree Killing Moths

posted on 18 November 2009 in Best of the Web

The bug expert explains the trees are being chewed up -- not by a beetle -- but a moth, the Tussock moth. The scene is west of Sedalia in Douglas County in the Pike National...more info>>>

Museum Beetles on the Increase!

posted on 23 November 2007 in Museum Insect Pests

Museum bosses at Norwich Castle Museum are currently planning to take more than a thousand specimens out of the display section of the natural history department because they are infested with the ...more info>>>