tent caterpillar
Colonial tree pest
Tent caterpillars are moth larvae that live communally in silken webs they spin in the forks of trees.
The webs, which resemble small tents, protect the colony and expand as the caterpillars grow.
They're considered pests because they can defoliate trees, though healthy trees usually recover: The cherry tree was covered in tent caterpillar webs this spring.
Loss of foliage
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- plagueDeadly epidemic disease
- swarmMass of moving insects
- overrunSpread throughout uncontrollably
blight · infestation · proliferation · damage · nuisance · encroachment · menace · population explosion
Immature feeding stage
- instarArthropod developmental stage
- moltShed outer covering
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- pupaInsect's resting stage
moth · life cycle · egg mass · hatching · developmental · gregarious · hairy · spiny
Fine woven insect fiber
- webInterwoven filament structure
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- spinneretSilk-producing appendage
- threadFiber for stitching
communal nest · weave · gossamer · enclosure · crotch · expanding · layered · dense
Agent destroying harmful organisms
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- removalAct of taking away
- biological controlPest suppression via natural enemies
predator · cuckoo · oriole · natural enemies · timing · early spring · organic methods
defoliation
Loss of foliage
overrun · blight · infestation · proliferation · damage · nuisance · encroachment · menace · population explosion · cyclical
larva
Immature feeding stage
- instarArthropod developmental stage
- moltShed outer covering
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
pupa · moth · life cycle · egg mass · hatching · developmental · gregarious · hairy · spiny · striped
silk
Fine woven insect fiber
communal nest · thread · weave · gossamer · enclosure · crotch · expanding · layered · dense · white
pesticide
Agent destroying harmful organisms
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- removalAct of taking away
biological control · predator · cuckoo · oriole · natural enemies · timing · early spring · organic methods
cherry
Red stone fruit
oak · maple · aspen · willow · poplar · birch · alder · hawthorn · fruit trees · orchard
- garden bugsant, aphid, bee, beetle, butterfly
- leaf eaterskoala, leaf insect, leafcutter ant, silkworm, hornworm
- pestsants, ant, bugs, cockroach, cockroaches
- Lepidopterabutterflies, moths, monarch, cocoons, chrysalis
- caterpillarsinchworm, silkworm, inchworms, hornworm, spanworm
- larvaelarvae, larva, maggot, maggots, grub