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Learn about the fall webworm, a moth that creates webbed nests on trees and feeds on many deciduous species. Find out its distribution, life cycle, food plants, behavior, and damage.
Learn about the fall webworm, a moth that builds nests on trees and feeds on their leaves. Find out its distribution, habitat, predators, host plants, and how to distinguish it from other caterpillars.
The fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea) is a moth in the family Erebidae known principally for its larval stage, which creates the characteristic webbed nests on the tree limbs of a wide variety of hardwoods in the late summer and fall. It is considered a pest but does not harm otherwise healthy trees.
8 mar 2017 · Fall webworm also serves as alternate host for several biological control agents introduced for gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.), control . Nordin et al. (1972) reported parasitism rates of 34–39% in webworm populations in Illinois.
5 wrz 2023 · adult Satin Moth (Leucoma salicis; Lymantriidae) has unspotted satin white wings, grayish-black abdomen, and legs with alternating black and white marks
25 sie 2022 · The Fall Webworm is a moth that comes in two colors: all white in the north, or white with dark patches in the south (some with so many patches they resemble a giraffe). The thorax is hairy. Legs are white, or orange with brown on them.
Learn about the fall webworm, a pest moth that forms large nests on trees and shrubs. Find out its distribution, appearance, generations, and how to manage it.
