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 silvery-white tents you see in trees during May and June belong to the Eastern tent caterpillar. Often misidentified as gypsy moths or armyworms, inside the tent you will find 100-300 black ...

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 ...

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 ...

May 17. Caterpillars and tent on a native cherry tree 2023 has set a record in the Pacific Northwest islands for tent caterpillars. In the nearly 40 years I’ve lived here I’ve never seen so many, not ...

A nest of tent caterpillars was found on a tree on Mount Megunticook in Camden Hills State Park on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Credit: Rosemary Lausier / BDN This story was originally published in May ...