Fall Webworm
Fall Webworm
Fall Webworm: Second Generation
Rise of Fall Webworms
Fall Webworm Update
Spring, Summer, Fall Webworms
Redheads in Southwest Ohio
Crazy Caterpillars Consuming Crabapples!
As Jim Chatfield and I wandered through the “Crablandia” plot evaluating and photographing crabapples today, we noticed multiple stages of the fall webworm munching on some of the foliage of the trees. We first noticed the initial stages of the fall webworm caterpillars, which were small enough to have congregated on a single leaf.
...Fall Webworms in Spring?
First generation fall webworms (Hyphantria cunea) are appearing in central and southern Ohio. Fall webworm moths typically have two generations per year in Ohio and despite their common name, first generation nests usually appear in late spring. Fall webworm caterpillars only feed on the leaves that are enveloped by their silk nest. As caterpillars grow in size, they expand their nest by casting silk over more leaves to accommodate their expanding appetites.
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