'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 ...

Parts of northeastern Ontario, including Sudbury, are in the midst of a tent caterpillar outbreak, [the CBC reports](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/tent ...

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.

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 ...

Now that leaves are beginning to emerge, I’ve found my thoughts drifting to forest tent caterpillars, those creepy-crawly critters that show up en masse every 10 to 15 years or so. I still cringe when ...

During aerial surveys of the state’s forests this summer, the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation found evidence of the forest tent caterpillar in trees in northeastern Vermont.

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 ...

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 ...

Experts report that eastern tent caterpillar eggs have begun hatching in central Kentucky, just as leaf buds are swelling on wild cherry trees. While it is too early to tell what 2011 levels will be, ...

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 ...