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Spongy moth caterpillars feast on oak trees
WOOD via Yahoo News· 7 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...
Fall cankerworms drop from leaves onto homes, cars and people in southwestern Pa.
The Daily American via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoImagine driving to your camp in the country only to discover it’s been overrun by tiny worms...
Why are North Jersey backyards suddenly covered in silk thread? This little bug is peaking
New Jersey Herald via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoLike bungee jumpers dropping from the sky, inchworms suddenly took over North Jersey's backyards in...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...