Professor of Biology John Lill and his researchers collect roughly 3,000 caterpillars each summer to study the relationship between the herbivore diet and survival. Caterpillars are susceptible to parasitoid insects like bees and wasps, and their place in the ecological structure can affect much larger organisms like the nearly wiped-out American chestnut tree[KB1] .
The Caterpillar’s Role in Ecological Systems
January 31, 2019
