In late summer each year, fall webworms (Hyphantria cunea) become noticeable when they build their highly visible thick white webs on the tips of tree branches. Fall webworms are moths, not worms, ...

Those webs in the trees are mostly not a return of the gypsy moth, a plague of decades last century that defoliated many trees in the region. You might say the webs are harbingers of fall. They are ...

As you've been driving around York County, especially along Interstate 83, you might have noticed thick webs in some of the trees. Some trees are covered with the nests while others only have a few. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD) – Residents in Louisiana may see webbing on some of their plants this time of year. Those “webs are made ...

CORVALLIS —Silken caterpillar nests that look like cobwebs have begun to appear in deciduous trees. The gauzy-looking tents at the end of tree branches are most likely fall webworm caterpillars ...

If you’ve spent time outdoors recently, chances are you’ve spotted spindly and cotton-like masses clumped to the ends of some tree branches. Those webbed creations aren’t the work of the gypsy moth, ...

There have been several calls into the office about the webbing that is showing up on trees. The culprit behind this is a caterpillar called fall webworm. Fall webworm caterpillars build light gray ...

No, not the eastern tent caterpillars. Those make their nest in the spring in the area where branches meet together or connect with the tree trunk. These are fall webworms, a native species that make ...

Tree branches, covered in webs. And unless they’re very small, entire trees are not covered, it’s just a limb or two are coated with the creepy webbing. But what is causing the specifically placed ...

Fall webworms are a common sight across Arkansas from late August until late October. Don’t get too concerned — this small creature is not considered a “forest pest” because it rarely kills the host ...

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 ...

BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD) – Residents in Louisiana may see webbing on some of their plants this time of year. Those “webs are made by caterpillars of the fall webworm moth,” according to the LSU ...