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Spongy moth caterpillars feast on oak trees
WOOD via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMARTIN, Mich. (WOOD) — Oak trees can be the perfect meal for the hairy spongy moth caterpillars. The Morse family has taped off their oak trees, but the...
Cankerworms defoliated trees in southwestern Pennsylvania. Here's what you need to know
Erie Times News via Yahoo Sports· 11 months agoYou may be familiar with spongy moths, formerly known as gypsy moths, destroying foliage across...
Efforts underway to save oak trees from spongy moths across Pennsylvania
Erie Times News via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoIf you are wondering why you haven’t been finding as many acorns under oak trees, spongy moths may be to blame. Spongy moths, formerly called gypsy moths, have been eating oak tree leaves across ...
This Shouldn’t Be New York City’s Most Common Tree
Slate via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA nature walk in Bryant Park introduced me to a tree I have come to resent. Urban naturalist Gabriel Willow was leading a group of birdwatchers around...
How to find morels, and other tips for novice mushroom hunters
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoCorrection: A previous edition of this story erroneously stated the type of trees that the Dutch elm...
Blue jays' love for eating and burying acorns has birthed many a mighty oak tree
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis is the 408th column I’ve written for The Columbus Dispatch, and I’ve rarely written about the same subject twice. “Nature” covers a lot of turf and it’d be easy to write a weekly column ...
What are the hairy caterpillars in Florida? Are tussock moth caterpillars dangerous?
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThey're back, they're hairy, they're everywhere, they seemingly fall out of the sky, and they can...
Move over spongy moth caterpillar: there's a new bug in town. And, elms look delicious.
The Burlington Free Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoVermont has a new critter to be bugged by this summer. Gone is the spongy moth caterpillar ravaging...
Why do trees need sunlight? An environmental scientist explains photosynthesis
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe reason trees need sunlight is the same reason their leaves are green. Scottb211/Flickr, CC BY...
These 5 invasive insects pose the biggest threats to Wisconsin trees, experts say
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 10 months agoInvasive insect species have, in the past 20 years, replaced native insects as the "biggest problem"...
