Woolly bear season has arrived. The fuzzy black and brown caterpillars are appearing in ... Clean, sharpen and oil hand tools. • Spread compost on vegetable beds and mulch with shredded leaves ...

A more rust-colored caterpillar, on the other hand, suggests a milder winter. In reality, the woolly bear’s markings indicate its age: Less black suggests an older insect. Get out your measuring ...

Wasps and flies inject their own eggs into a caterpillar's body for growing larvae to feed off its internal organs. But the woolly bear caterpillar (Grammia incorrupta) is one of the only recorded ...