The scientific name for the forest tent caterpillar is Malacosoma disstria. Malacosoma is a Greek word meaning "soft body." Disstria means "two-striped." This refers to the parallel stripes on the ...

There are two species of tent caterpillars native to New York State: Eastern tent caterpillars (Malacosoma americanum) and forest tent caterpillars (Malacosoma disstria). The eastern tent caterpill… ...

Warm spring days have finally arrived and so have the tent caterpillars. Western tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria, is a common fruit tree pests that makes its presence known when foliage is sp… ...