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If you find silken tent full of caterpillars, there can be different species involved depending on the time of year.  If you notice silken tents […]

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Although small in size, large numbers of euonymus caterpillars can live within a single euonymus or burning bush. These caterpillars consume leaves and create large […]

The large hairless yellow worms on willows are elm sawflies. When they get to be about two inches long, they will crawl to the ground […]

Eastern tent caterpillars are often found in flowering fruit trees such as crabs, plums, cherries and apples, where their silken tents can readily be seen. […]

Thank goodness they feed more on weeds than on garden plants. The moth is from the cutworm family and the female lays all of her […]

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The hornworm pictured is the caterpillar of the white-lined sphinx moth. The larvae feed on many different plants including purslane, grape, apple, herbs and four […]