Drive through any neighborhood in the metropolitan area in autumn and you'll probably see the fall webworm's unsightly webbed homes, or tents, in the trees. Webworms, officially known as Hyphantria ...

If you see webs being formed around the tips of branches as well as defoliation under the webbing in your pecan, hickory, persimmon and sweet gum trees, they are probably infested with fall webworms.

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 ...

We have some trees on our property that are loaded with webs on the ends of the branches. What is this and will it harm the trees? -- Matt B., South Brunswick A. The webs you describe are caused by an ...

The next expected but unwelcome visitor to your landscape may be the Hyphantria cunea (Drury) or fall webworm. This native pest feeds on about 90 deciduous trees from hickory to crabapple. Though ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Just after the browned leaves on branches of trees attacked by periodical cicadas began to disappear from view, webworms and their associated browning started to spread ...

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 ...

Q: As I drive down the roads recently, I am seeing the ends of small branches on trees covered over by a webby material, and the leaves inside are all tan and dried up. What is this? Hyphantria cunea, ...

Is it a bagworm or a webworm? These are two common pests that become noticeable on ornamental trees during late summer and early fall. Both are native moths, but the one to worry about is the bagworm, ...

Q: As I drive down the roads recently, I am seeing the ends of small branches on trees covered over by a webby material, and the leaves inside are all tan and dried up. What is this? Hyphantria cunea, ...