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August 29th, 2018, 03:27 PM
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Tent Caterpillars
Anyone else noticed the great number of tent caterpillar nests in the trees. I regularly travel between Brampton and Peterborough and haven't this many for quite a few years.
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August 29th, 2018 03:27 PM
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August 29th, 2018, 03:32 PM
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August 29th, 2018, 04:04 PM
#3
It's been great weather for them, in our area the walnut trees are covered very heavily with them.
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August 29th, 2018, 04:45 PM
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Black cherry trees are covered by them here
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August 29th, 2018, 08:04 PM
#5
My brother has speculated that the grouse numbers go up after a good season of tent caterpillars. He might just be a half full kind of guy though.
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August 29th, 2018, 11:20 PM
#6
I'm also seeing this on my drive between Stratford & Seaforth.
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August 30th, 2018, 07:25 AM
#7
I feel left out, I don't think I counted maybe a dozen or so this year on the ground and no tent caterpillar nests in any of the trees around our area.
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August 30th, 2018, 10:05 AM
#8
They're actually a critter known as the fall webworm. The good news is there are many natural 'predators' so their control is a done deal.
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August 30th, 2018, 10:35 AM
#9
Originally Posted by
sawbill
They're actually a critter known as the fall webworm. The good news is there are many natural 'predators' so their control is a done deal.
However, those large tents they create can be deadly to small birds, we found a dead tree sparrow entangled in one of those web tents in one of our apple trees.
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August 30th, 2018, 05:53 PM
#10
Too bad they don't catch cats. I'm sure Bushmoose would be happy about it.
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