Yellow-Striped Armyworm

Subject:  Caterpillar eating rhubarb Geographic location of the bug:  Lancaster, PA Date: 10/03/2021 Time: 10:06 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  These caterpillars are devastating our rhubarb.    Any idea what they are? How you want your letter signed:  Joe Dear Joe, This looks like a Yellow-Striped Armyworm, Spodoptera ornithogalli, which is pictured on … Read more

Paddle Caterpillar

Subject:  Caterpillar we’ve never seen Geographic location of the bug:  Belfast, Maine Date: 08/14/2019 Time: 12:26 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  We saw this caterpillar this morning in our yard.  We simply can’t find any one similar in trying to identify what it is. How you want your letter signed:  Katie Dear Katie, … Read more