Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fall webworms, Hyphantria cunea (Drury), are normally observed during late summer and fall when people notice the unsightly ...

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 ...

The fuzzy blondish caterpillars that seem to be everywhere in Louisiana right now are called fall webworms. They don't sting, but they do like tree leaves — and build noticeable webs so they can munch ...

Step outside just about anywhere in Louisiana right now and you’re likely to spot dozens of hairy, white caterpillars crawling around. Sometimes, you may even see one fall from overhead, seemingly out ...

I got a text message from a neighbor that was worried about some strange nests in her neighbor’s trees. She was worried it may be a hornets’ nest, but the problem is fall webworms. Fall webworms ...

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, ...

Dear Neil: Webworms have ravaged our pecans this summer. Do I need to remove branches they have stripped? Will they grow new leaves next spring? We had an old spreading juniper that bagworms stripped, ...

https://youtu.be/TLLWvFreOo4 Susan Shultz video Late last month, Wilton resident Jean Tompkins found a webby nest in a weigela shrub at her Skunk Lane home. After ...

Question: What are these caterpillar-filled white web masses on branches of my apple and walnut trees? And what should I do to control them? Answer: From your photos, it looks like you have a ...

Even after days of heavy rain, cobweb-like nests still covered tree limbs across the Lehigh Valley — but they shouldn’t be confused with early Halloween decorations. The thick, silky webs are made by ...