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 ...

the forest tent caterpillar, M. disstria Hubner, doesn't make a tent, although the caterpillar may be common in wooded areas. Both caterpillars are commonly mistaken for gypsy moth larvae by ...

Malacosoma disstria, the forest tent caterpillar, has returned in force ... Two to four weeks later an adult emerges as a reddish brown moth, bent on mating. There is but one generation a year.

A French version of this press release is available by clicking here. Edmonton (March 12) - Sustainable Forest Management Network Principal Investigator, Dr. Jens Roland has discovered a ...

Eastern tent caterpillars, Malacosoma Americanum ... Bottom hairs on the body are rusty brown. Forest tent caterpillars are also hairy, but they do not make tents, and their bodies are blue ...

Halton Region is confirming what residents may have noticed — that there are particularly high numbers of Forest Tent Caterpillars (Malacosoma disstria) and Fall Cankerworms (Alsophila pometaria) in ...

Forest tent caterpillars (Malacosoma disstria) can defoliate large swaths of forest – and eventually kill trees, if outbreaks continue year after year – but the structure of forests in the Border ...