Have you ever been surprised by large bare patches of dead foliage on your evergreens? If you look closely you might see pendants of dead foliage hanging from the dead twigs. Wait, they’re moving! You ...

Two species of tent caterpillars are important tree pests in New York State. About every decade they become numerous enough in local outbreaks to cause concern. At times the epidemics reach statewide ...

The silvery-white tents you see in trees during May and June belong to the Eastern tent caterpillar. Often misidentified as gypsy moths or armyworms, inside the tent you will find 100-300 black ...

The forest tent caterpillar is a native insect and has evolved in the forest ecosystem for thousands of years. Natural control mechanisms have also evolved which help to keep outbreaks from seriously ...

Time is running out to spray your tent caterpillar nests in Central Kentucky before they turn into moths, but Friday could be ...

• The forest tent caterpillar is a native defoliator of a wide variety of hardwood trees and shrubs. It is often mistakenly called the armyworm. • Its range in North America extends from coast to ...

The sight of dozens of caterpillars wriggling and squirming inside of what looks like a spider web tent in a crotch of the branches is gross, no doubt, but the critters are more unsightly than harmful ...

Western tent caterpillars might not be on your mind every year, but during their peak outbreaks, they’re impossible to ignore—hairy larvae wriggling across roads and swarms of caterpillars climbing ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Eastern tent caterpilllars Q: I have started to see some small, thick webbing in the forks of branches of my flowering cherry ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'Tis the season for caterpillar overreaction. Before we get to the protagonist of this column, a quick note on caterpillar ...