The eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma Americanum, is native to North America. Their populations naturally fluctuate from ...

The eastern tent caterpillar ... and increase the size of the web. Mature caterpillars wander away from the “tent” after four to six weeks to search out a location to spin a cocoon, typically in the ...

Like M. americanum, the caterpillars stay together until nearly full grown. The moths are typically light grayish brown or tan with two brown lines on the front wings instead of the white ones ...