hickory tussock moths

Hickory Tussock (Tiger) Moth

Participants in the 102nd Ohio Plant Diagnostic Workshop held on Wednesday in the OSU CFAES Secrest Arboretum, Wooster, OH, observed first-hand the wide host range of Hickory Tussock Moth (HTM). In fact, HTM was the most common general defoliating caterpillar found during the diagnostic walkabout portion of the Workshop.
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Joe Boggs
Wee Beasties chatfield.1@osu.edu Wed, 08/24/2016 - 15:52
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Jim Chatfield