by W.S. Cranshaw1
Quick Facts...
Figure 1: Egg mass of western tent caterpillar.
Figure 2: Tent of western tent caterpillar.
Several species of caterpillars construct a silken shelter or tent. READ MORE http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/05583.html
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 READ MORE http://www.esf.edu/pubprog/tentcaterpillars/
Tent caterpillars are a type of moth in the in the Malacosoma genus and Lasiocampidae family of species. Twenty-six different tent-caterpillar species have been found and identified in North America, READ MORE http://www.tent-caterpillars.com/
Eastern Tent Caterpillar
Affecting black cherry and various other fruit and shade trees
Forest Tent Caterpillar
Affecting hardwoods such as sugar maples and oaks
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