What is a Tent Caterpillar?

Tent Caterpillars (Specifically Easter Tent Caterpillars in Canada) get their name from the fact that their nests look like tents. When the young hatch from their eggs they gather together in the branch of a tree and spin a tent out of silk. This silk tent is used as protective housing for the caterpillars to gather in during cool nights.

During the day, tent caterpillars will leave the safety of the nest to feast on the leaves of the surrounding tree. Tent Caterpillars are the most destructive caterpillars in North America, capable of stripping trees completely bare. Tent Caterpillars will be seen during the spring when eggs laid the previous fall hatch into young caterpillars.

While there are tent caterpillars hatching each summer outbreaks occur approximately every 10 years in Canada. Outbreaks can last up to two years and cause severe damage to trees. What to look for: In the Spring you will see obvious sign of a tent caterpillar infestation.

First is, of course, the tent-shaped ... more.

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