The U.S. elderberry market is expected to grow, as the popularity of this low-input crop continues to rise. With suitable growing conditions in New Jersey and access to diverse markets, elderberry may ...

In trees, gardens, and even on sidewalks — people across northern B.C. are spotting dark-coloured, fuzzy caterpillars with little spots on their backs and wondering if another tent caterpillar ... and ...

Caterpillars that survive to become moths are preyed on heavily by bats, and most of the dozen bat species in Ohio are in decline. The eastern tent caterpillar is one of the showiest larvae.

Before we get to the protagonist of this column, a quick note on caterpillar abundance. Suffice to say, caterpillars are everywhere. Caterpillars are the larvae of butterflies and moths ...

Eastern tent caterpillars are a native species that create noticeable silken nests in trees, primarily black cherry trees. While they may cause temporary defoliation, they do not kill trees and ...

are usually defoliated by the larvae of the eastern tent caterpillar moth (Malacosoma americanum). It’s so easy to see plants defoliated by insects that one has to wonder how the idea of plant ...

Tent caterpillars are infesting ... until the species spin their cocoons and transform into moths. Possible link to Quebec's mild winter The caterpillars are native to Quebec and peak in numbers ...

“But the northern areas, up in the eastern ... what I say is a tent for the whole colony, the whole camp, like the spring tent caterpillar, it's much more like the spongy moth in the sense ...

Eastern tent caterpillars ... them with the notorious gypsy moth caterpillars which do not make silken tents or nests of any kind. If you have a question about tent caterpillars or other gardening ...

This native moth spends the winter as a black, firm, foam-like egg mass on twigs. The average date of Eastern Tent Caterpillar emergence has usually been around early May. However, unusually warm ...