Stinging Caterpillars

Florida has a number of stinging caterpillars, and they can be a pain in the neck—or other body part! Today’s show explains what to do if you get stung.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Biting and Stinging Insects
• Bothersome, Biting and Stinging Organisms

UF/IFAS Publications

• Io moth, Automeris io
• Stinging and Venomous Caterpillars

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Stinging and Venomous Insects

Other Sites

• Caterpillars Put a Sting into Spring--Texas Cooperative Extension, Bexar County
• Stinging Hair Catepillars--Ohio State University Extension