So, I’ve made it my mission to learn how to stop caterpillars eating my plants - and I’m ready to spill the beans. Yes, given ...

Mr Tompkins said "like all caterpillars, they're ferocious eaters". He said the caterpillars eat the box plant and the damage they do also opened the plant up to infection. The UK's Royal ...

For many caterpillars, however, this immune response is not enough to kill off invaders determined to take over their bodies. Scientists think that by deliberately eating plants laced with toxic ...

Some species in Hawaii have knife-like claws on their front legs, instead of the short, stout claws usually used by caterpillars to cling to plants. These allow them to kill and eat passing flies and ...

Caterpillars can get trapped on their food plants during heatwaves Research on ... impacting on pollination and the birds which eat caterpillars. The study took place in Bedfordshire and ...