Looper caterpillars get their name from their distinctive locomotion — arching their middle section by drawing up their back legs and inching along leaves and stems of plants.

One of the most upsetting pests in a gardener’s psyche is the green looper caterpillar. A master at camouflage, right from when very small and very young, ...

The shiny green leaves on many of the trees are now dead brown and there are fine threads woven in among the branches.The critter behind the stripping of the oakbrush on the west side of town is the ...

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An insect expert is warning of a "mass emergence of moths" this spring as a native caterpillar destroys the landscape around it.

However, the light-green looper is not exactly what one would call speedy. Lacking two of the five pairs of legs common to most caterpillars, it crawls by arching its back into a loop and ...

DARRINGTON — It’s an inchworm with an appetite that takes its toll in board feet. Put a bunch of western hemlock looper caterpillars together and they can munch through enough conifer needles ...

Why the caterpillar boom could end soon The looper caterpillar completes its life cycle from egg to moth in about 40 days, and exists in what Professor Andrew calls "a boom-and-bust cycle".

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The looper larva is a pale green caterpillar about 1½ inches in length. Pale yellow, skinny stripes extend the entire length of the sides and back of its thin, smooth skin.

The critter behind the stripping of the oakbrush on the west side of town is the linden looper, a caterpillar that is attacking trees with a vengeance this year. The caterpillars were also responsible ...