Western tent caterpillars might not be on your mind every year, but during their peak outbreaks, they're impossible to ignore ...

Gypsy moths have not developed regular cycles, but they seem to cause visible defoliation for two to four years before their populations drop. They also differ from tent caterpillars in a few ...

Despite being annoying, tent caterpillars are rarely a cause for concern. In large swarms, the caterpillars can completely ...

Western tent caterpillars swarm once a decade, before vanishing overnight in a natural boom-and-bust cycle tracked for 50 ...

The tent-like nests are protection for the little caterpillars. The caterpillars will molt a few times, chomping away on leaves in between. Eventually they leave the nest behind and spin cocoons.

And those forest tent caterpillars do not feed on fruit trees and they will feed on the same exact trees that the spongy moth would, like oaks and maples and things like that,” said Breglia.

Each moth lives for about three days, existing only to lay eggs that will hatch out next spring as tent caterpillars. The egg sacs look like bubbly blobs or strips of dirty styrofoam and can be ...

Winter is the perfect time to scout for three of the most devastating pests of eastern trees: the eastern tent caterpillar, gypsy moth and bagworm.All cause early spring defoliation of trees ...

The mass of caterpillars stay together, spinning a tent in the crotch of the tree. As they grow and foliage is eaten, they extend the size of the tent to enclose newfoliage. At about 6 weeks, they are ...

Strategy 2: Biological Control--Use Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Most commercial Bt products for caterpillar control will work on the tent caterpillars.

The good news is, the pests should be gone in less than a month, said a city forest health care inspector. "The gypsy moth arrived in Ontario in 1963 and ever since has been present here," Alex Bykov ...

Hey, folks, Many of you have been asking about those fuzzy caterpillars all over everything. They are gypsy moth and tent caterpillars. This year, there is an overwhelming amount of both. A lot o… ...