A huge outbreak of gypsy moth caterpillars are eating their way across upstate New York leaving an inundation of poop and bare trees and bushes in their wake. Population explosions of the invasive ...

Large numbers of insects employ camouflage in an attempt to avoid becoming bird food, but not many try to look like something that has been digested already. Scientists have discovered a group of ...

A food milling company in Bradford has been ordered to pay more than £22,500 in fines and costs after hygiene inspectors uncovered premises infested with moths and equipment covered in caterpillar ...

A new species of moth which has markings that make it look like a bird dropping, protecting it from predators, has been discovered in Devon. The insect was declared to be new to science after its ...

Moths are often underestimated compared to butterflies, yet they are just as fascinating and ecologically significant. Acting as vital pollinators, natural pest controllers, and a crucial food source ...

Disgusting images from inside a supermarket that was slapped with a £480,000 fine over a pest infestation show mouse poo in food. The mouse and moth-infested Warley Supermarket in Smethwick was run by ...

A FILTHY supermarket with food covered in mouse droppings and moth-infested goods has been slapped with £480,000 fine. Shocking images show the rodent poo inside a tub of food and crates of open ...

But in the forests of East, Southeast and South Asia, there lives a moth called Macrocilix maia, who’s known for having a bit more of an … off-putting appearance. At first glance, Macrocilix maias’ ...

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