Southwestern tent caterpillars (Malacosoma incurvum) are beginning to feed on the cottonwood trees (Populus fremontii). The caterpillars overwinter in eggs laid at tree branch junctions and emerge in spring. These blue fuzzy-looking caterpillars feed mainly on the leaves of cottonwood trees and take shelter during rest periods in large communal tents they construct. These caterpillars often emerge in great numbers in Capitol Reef, capable to defoliating entire trees! As native species, tent cate
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I came home from helping Kayla move out of her dorm today and found this in the side yard. Tent Caterpillars (usually in spring): These guys build large, thick, white silken “tents” in the forks of tree branches—typically in cherry, apple, and other hardwood trees. They're most active in early spring and feed during the day, returning to the tent at night. Fall Webworms (late summer/fall): They create massive, messy webs at the ends of branches and stay inside the webbing while they eat the leav
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It's that time of year again! Eastern Tent Caterpillars are back at The Caterpillar Lab. This time lapse was taken over the course of an hour this afternoon. Tent Caterpillars aren't very good at the whole social distancing thing, but since the rest of us are staying out of such large and busy groups, we will try to bring more videos, time lapses, and maybe even a live stream of their activities to you here this spring. Who is caterpillar-obsessed enough to check in on a tent caterpillar live st
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Tent caterpillars overwinter as fully developed caterpillars within their egg shells. The caterpillars are ready and able to hatch on the very first days of spring, giving the hatchlings access to the season's first buds and leaves, and helping them to avoid the hoards of migrant birds and parasitoid insects that will be after them later in the season. Timing is everything - some years a cold blast late in the spring can wipe out significant numbers of the exposed hatchlings, other years the str
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