During our long growing season, I get calls about caterpillars in trees and what to do about them. Caterpillars, the larvae of moths and butterflies, use tree leaves as a source of food. In turn, many ...

Jan. 21—This story was originally published in January 2021. Browntail moths, which can cause allergic relations in humans due to their toxic tiny hairs, have settled into nests high up in leafless ...

Residents shouldn’t worry about the wiggly guests making their temporary homes in trees this spring. While those scary-looking nests may be ugly as well, they’re essentially harmless – nothing more ...

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An insect that can be hazardous to human health is spreading across southeast England. Caterpillars of the oak processionary moth are becoming more common as rising temperatures help them to spread to ...

Question: I have a large piece of property and so many of my trees have large webbing on the branches. Are my trees dying and do I need some type of control? Answer: Driving around the county you ...

LANDSTUHL, Germany –Summer in Europe can lend itself to adventures with your family, but it also means the return of some pesky critters. The oak processionary moth caterpillars are a tree-defoliating ...

In late summer each year, fall webworms (Hyphantria cunea) become noticeable when they build their highly visible thick white webs on the tips of tree branches. Fall webworms are moths, not worms, ...