by Leslie Cox; Tuesday, May 28, 2013

I have added a new pest description with some pertinent information to the “Insects We Have Found” under “In the Garden”. Click here to read about the forest tent caterpillar. And stay tuned for information on the western tent caterpillar and northern tent caterpillar coming soon.

Of special note…I have called this a “nuisance pest” as the forest tent caterpillar, along with its two cousins: western tent caterpillar and northern tent caterpillar, do not kill their host plant. If your tree should die, it will be due to a combination of other factors, such as severe drought, added to the loss of its leaves to the munching caterpillars.

 

Update: May 31, 2013

Click here to read about the northern tent caterpillar – Malacosoma californicum pluviale.