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 ...

The eastern tent caterpillar is a pest native to North America and is usually found in the eastern part of the U.S. It is commonly found on wild cherry, apple, and crabapple. It can also be found on ...

Eastern tent caterpillar eggs have begun hatching well ahead of last year's schedule, and the egg hatch is expected to be completed by the first full week of March, University of Kentucky ...

The buildup of natural control factors eventually reduces tent caterpillar populations to a low ebb, but in the meantime serious defoliation of many kinds of deciduous trees can occur. The eastern ...

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.

Eastern Tent Caterpillars webs have started popping up in trees. This caterpillar eats the leaves off of trees, especially on wild cherry, apple, and crabapple, although it can also be found on ...

Webs are appearing in many small trees around Arkansas. For a few weeks we will have the marching of the eastern tent caterpillars. They look much worse than they really are, but they are a ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Spring brings nice weather, but also insects like the eastern tent caterpillar. The insect caused quite a stir on social media last week, and one of the biggest questions ...

The subject of this writing is one of our most conspicuous caterpillars, the eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum). Almost everyone has noticed them, due to the conspicuous white silken ...