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</div> <div c --Apple-Mail-B43DACE6-8041-4E0A-A4AF-A0E01651DE61 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Are these the same as "tent caterpillars"? Sent from my iPad On 2013-08-16, at 12:09 PM, "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrot= e: > "Spanworm" makes me think of caterpillars otherwise known as inchworms or m= easuring worms, but I think perhaps Paul is referring to fall webworms, whic= h are caterpillars of Hyphantria cunea, tiger moths (family Arctiidae), that= form colonies and secrete silk to form communal webs in the foliage of deci= duous trees and shrubs. They have been quite abundant in our area for sever= al years, and their webs are unsightly in late summer and through autumn and= winter. >=20 > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.=20 >=20 > Begin forwarded message: >=20 >> From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> >> Date: August 16, 2013 11:40:09 AM ADT >> To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Choke Cherries >> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >>=20 >> Annabelle >> The kind that make webs in deciduous trees >> Paul >>=20 >> From: Annabelle Thiebaux <hamst@xplornet.com> >> To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=20 >> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 10:42:39 AM >> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Choke Cherries >>=20 >> Span worms? >>=20 >> Sent from my iPad >>=20 >> On 2013-08-16, at 10:08 AM, Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> wrote= : >>=20 >>> Hi All >>> Dave had a note re small crop of choke cherries. >>> The ones around my house had a super crop. >>> and the birds are loving them. Robins especially - sometimes >>> 20 - 25 robins in the yard. Many very light coloured - perhaps 2013 mode= ls. >>> Starlings, Grackles, Blue Jays, thrushes and so on also. >>> The robins fill up and then sit around waiting for the cherries to >>> digest. Best not to stand below them. >>> Span worms are also plentiful and span worm eaters are plentiful also. >>> Sparrows, vireos, nut hatches warblers as well as some I don't know >>> are coming and going all day. I think there is little danger of the supp= ly >>> of span worms running out. >>> Enjoy the summer >>> Paul >=20 --Apple-Mail-B43DACE6-8041-4E0A-A4AF-A0E01651DE61 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Are these the same as "tent caterpilla= rs"?<br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 2013-08-16, at 12:09 PM, "Jam= es W. Wolford" <<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@east= link.ca</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div> "Spanworm" makes me think of caterpillars otherwise known as inchworms or me= asuring worms, but I think perhaps Paul is referring to fall webworms, which= are caterpillars of Hyphantria cunea, tiger moths (family Arctiidae), that f= orm colonies and secrete silk to form communal webs in the foliage of decidu= ous trees and shrubs. They have been quite abundant in our area for se= veral years, and their webs are unsightly in late summer and through autumn a= nd winter.<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. <br><div><b= r><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"= ><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px;= margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"= color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From:= </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvet= ica">Paul MacDonald <<a href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">paulrita20= 01@yahoo.com</a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right= : 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size= =3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b= >Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px H= elvetica">August 16, 2013 11:40:09 AM ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-t= op: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font fa= ce=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetic= a; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" sty= le=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">na= turens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>" <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">na= turens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; mar= gin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvet= ica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #0= 00000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"f= ont: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Choke Cherries</b></font></div><div= style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-lef= t: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"fon= t: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"H= elvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href=3D"mailto:natu= rens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font></div><div style=3D"m= argin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min= -height: 14px; "><br></div> <div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff;= font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Annabel= le</span></div><div><span>The kind that make webs in deciduous trees</span><= /div><div><span>Paul</span></div><div><br></div> <div style=3D"font-family:= arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style=3D"font-family:= times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr= "> <div class=3D"hr" style=3D"margin: 5px 0px; pad