PARK RAPIDS, Minn. -- An invasion of forest tent caterpillars from Hubbard County (Minn.) and around the state has now found its way to city trees. The one-inch black worms are crawling up the walls ...

'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 ...

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.

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Forest tent caterpillar populations have been on the rise in some northern and west-central Minnesota counties since 2007, but this year’s spotty hatching shows some sign that populations may be ...

At this time last year, Portage Parks, Recreation and Forestry Manager Tim Raimer put out the word that 2008 was shaping up to be an exceptionally bad year for tent caterpillars - the larvae of a ...

LIBERTY, TX -- The panther is the high school mascot in Liberty. This week, it might as well be the Tent Caterpillar. The city is overwhelmed by thousands of the insects hatching from eggs in trees.

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 ...

Q: We have a beautiful 8-year-old flowering crab in south Moorhead. We found three different spots with this translucent “bag” 6 to 8 inches long attached to a branch, with worms both inside and ...

In trees, gardens, and even on sidewalks — people across northern B.C. are spotting dark-coloured, fuzzy caterpillars with little spots on their backs and wondering if another tent caterpillar ...

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 ...