The white silk nests that are often destroyed by people are actually an important factor in the life of the eastern tent ...

Mature caterpillars wander away from the “tent” after four to six weeks to search out a location to spin a cocoon, typically in the soil. Adult moths emerge from the cocoon in 3 weeks. Moths mate and ...

They're the Eastern Tent Caterpillar, the larvae of the tent caterpillar moth. In adulthood they will be brown moths that you'll often see flocking to the nearest light source. 2. But what are ...

This is the only tent caterpillar that does not build a tent. Gypsy moth caterpillars are not native to the United States. The eastern tent caterpillar is often mistaken for the gypsy moth.

SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- Gypsy moth caterpillars aren’t the only insect larvae defoliating Rhode Island’s trees right now. Forest tent caterpillars and, to a lesser extent, eastern tent caterpillars ...

“The situation with moths is pretty dire,” says Kawahara. Forest tent caterpillar moth Carla Rhodes There’s one way the public can help, he says. People can volunteer as citizen scientists ...

To the untrained eye, a forest eaten bare by gypsy moths looks a lot like one hit by forest tent caterpillars -- a native pest that springs up every few years. But Friisoe says there are important ...

How do I get rid of them without damaging my apple tree? A: Me thinks you've got Eastern tent caterpillars, not gypsy moths. Tent caterpillars are out now, they love apple trees and they're the ...