Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fall webworms, Hyphantria cunea (Drury), are normally observed during late summer and fall when people notice the unsightly ...

During our long growing season, I get calls about caterpillars in trees and what to do about them. Caterpillars, the larvae of moths and butterflies, use tree leaves as a source of food. In turn, many ...

The fuzzy blondish caterpillars that seem to be everywhere in Louisiana right now are called fall webworms. They don't sting, but they do like tree leaves — and build noticeable webs so they can munch ...

Step outside just about anywhere in Louisiana right now and you’re likely to spot dozens of hairy, white caterpillars crawling around. Sometimes, you may even see one fall from overhead, seemingly out ...

I got a text message from a neighbor that was worried about some strange nests in her neighbor’s trees. She was worried it may be a hornets’ nest, but the problem is fall webworms. Fall webworms ...

It’s webworm season. The squirmy bugs are actually caterpillars and they can create some sticky situations in area trees. “They develop this web around them to protect them from the birds,” Lou Meyer, ...

Dear Neil: Webworms have ravaged our pecans this summer. Do I need to remove branches they have stripped? Will they grow new leaves next spring? We had an old spreading juniper that bagworms stripped, ...

https://youtu.be/TLLWvFreOo4 Susan Shultz video Late last month, Wilton resident Jean Tompkins found a webby nest in a weigela shrub at her Skunk Lane home. After ...

Even after days of heavy rain, cobweb-like nests still covered tree limbs across the Lehigh Valley — but they shouldn’t be confused with early Halloween decorations. The thick, silky webs are made by ...

Spring and summertime can bring along many issues for Houstonians, such as excess heat, humidity, flooding and webworms. Webworms are commonly spotted in large clusters on the sides of trees, houses ...