'Tis the season for caterpillar overreaction. Before we get to the protagonist of this column, a quick note on caterpillar abundance. Suffice to say, caterpillars are everywhere. Caterpillars are the ...

Birds don’t typically eat eastern tent caterpillars because of unpalatable hairs on their bodies, Zawislak said, adding that dogs and cats probably wouldn’t find them appetizing, either. He said ...

My neighbor said to burn these webs out of the crotches of my wild cherry tree. With what? A flame thrower? What do you suggest? Oh, my — a big ‘No” to that. That cure could be much worse for the tree ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Entomologists at the University of Kentucky say that the eastern tent caterpillar eggs are beginning to hatch across Central Kentucky. They’re among some of the first insects ...

May 28—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 ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Spring has sprung in Tallahassee, and along with it, has brought something else. Eastern tent caterpillars are everywhere, taking over Tallahassee and beyond, are hard to ...

While working outside this weekend, I noticed a little bit of webbing beginning to show up in several of the trees in the landscape. Unfortunately, this means that the Eastern Tent Caterpillars (ETC) ...

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 ...

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 serve ...