In the caterpillar phase, the insect eats large amounts of food to grow and develop. Caterpillars have chewing mouthparts. They bite into tissue and swallow it. Various types of caterpillars feed on ...

Caterpillars of various types are common pests in vegetable gardens, flower beds, trees, shrubs and even lawns all through summer. I’ve been getting an unusually large number of questions about ...