Eastern tent caterpillars, Malacosoma Americanum, are native to North America and are noticed mainly because of the silken tents they build in the forks and crotches of trees in early spring. While ...

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 ...

Q. Last spring we had tent caterpillars in several of our young fruit trees. They ate a lot of leaves but the trees seemed to recover. Is there anything I can do this winter to keep them from coming ...

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.

1. Remove branches with tents on them, bag them and toss them in the trash. 2. Burn the tents with your flame weeder. 3. Strip off the tents and squish the caterpillars. 4. Spray the tents and ...

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 ...

The tent caterpillar arrives with the Lowcountry spring. Despite some homeowner worries, they don't do permanent damage to trees. Vicky McMillan Special to The Island Packet Warmer weather has arrived ...

Along with cascades of pink blossoms, many of Columbia County's crab apple tree branches are sporting something much less aesthetically pleasing and, to the tree, potentially deadly. The sticky, ...

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 ...