Tent caterpillars attack several species of broadleaf trees and shrubs, producing unsightly webs, or tents. When their populations become large, the caterpillars can defoliate trees, stunting their ...

Have you ever been surprised by large bare patches of dead foliage on your evergreens? If you look closely you might see pendants of dead foliage hanging from the dead twigs. Wait, they’re moving! You ...

Two species of tent caterpillars are important tree pests in New York State. About every decade they become numerous enough in local outbreaks to cause concern. At times the epidemics reach statewide ...

The forest tent caterpillar is a native insect and has evolved in the forest ecosystem for thousands of years. Natural control mechanisms have also evolved which help to keep outbreaks from seriously ...

The sight of dozens of caterpillars wriggling and squirming inside of what looks like a spider web tent in a crotch of the branches is gross, no doubt, but the critters are more unsightly than harmful ...

• The forest tent caterpillar is a native defoliator of a wide variety of hardwood trees and shrubs. It is often mistakenly called the armyworm. • Its range in North America extends from coast to ...

Fall webworm and eastern tent caterpillar are often confused with one another. Eastern tent caterpillars are out earlier in ...

Western tent caterpillars might not be on your mind every year, but during their peak outbreaks, they’re impossible to ignore—hairy larvae wriggling across roads and swarms of caterpillars climbing ...

Forest tent caterpillars are starting to chow down on Winnipeg trees, prompting the city to take action. The city's insect control branch announced Thursday the start of its control program against ...

ANACORTES, Wash. — An influx of tent caterpillars in Anacortes may make for a shocking sight, but experts say it's not a cause for concern. Though some people still might want to take action.