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I would like to add that the Forest Tent Caterpillars are known as "Army Wo=
rms" in the west=2C primarily Sask & Manitoba. If you have not encountered =
them when abundant=2C it is difficult to conceive the spectacles of them co=
vering buildings=2C roads=2C & "marching" across crop fields.
Angus
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From: jimwolford@eastlink.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] more on tent caterpillars vs. fall webworms -- was re s=
panworms -- was Choke Cherries
Date: Sat=2C 17 Aug 2013 01:37:00 -0300
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
At the risk of confusing you readers further: Of our two species of tent ca=
terpillars=2C only one is a tent-former. Malacosoma americanum is the East=
ern Tent Caterpillar=2C and the caterpillars communally spin a tent of silk=
in a crotch between two or more branches=2C not in the foliage. But the F=
orest Tent Caterpillar=2C Malacosoma disstria=2C is mostly found as solitar=
y larvae=3B however=2C it/they are known to march communally and to aggrega=
te on tree-trunks=2C but never form a tent or silken nest.=20
Cheers from Jim the Other=2C in Wolfville.
Jim Edsall wrote on Aug. 15/13:
No. Tent Caterpillers occur in spring and early summer=2C the two species =
are Malacasoma disstria and Malacasoma americana. They are Lasiocampids clo=
sely related to the silkmoths. The Fall Webworm occurs in late summer. th=
e species is Hyphantria cunea a Tiger Moth (Arctiidae)
Jim Edsall=20
Dartmouth=2C N.S.
check out my website at=20
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/jim.edsall/
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<body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>I would like to add that the For=
est Tent Caterpillars are known as "Army Worms" in the west=2C primarily Sa=
sk &=3B Manitoba. =3BIf you have not encountered them when abundant=
=2C it is difficult to conceive the spectacles of them covering buildings=
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Angus<BR> =3B<BR>
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From: jimwolford@eastlink.ca<BR>Subject: [NatureNS] more on tent caterpilla=
rs vs. fall webworms -- was re spanworms -- was Choke Cherries<BR>Date: Sat=
=2C 17 Aug 2013 01:37:00 -0300<BR>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR><BR>At the=
risk of confusing you readers further: Of our two species of tent caterpil=
lars=2C only one is a tent-former.  =3BMalacosoma americanum is the Eas=
tern Tent Caterpillar=2C and the caterpillars communally spin a tent of sil=
k in a crotch between two or more branches=2C not in the foliage.  =3BB=
ut the Forest Tent Caterpillar=2C Malacosoma disstria=2C is mostly found as=
solitary larvae=3B however=2C it/they are known to march communally and to=
aggregate on tree-trunks=2C but never form a tent or silken nest.=20
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<DIV>Cheers from Jim the Other=2C in Wolfville.<BR>
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<DIV>Jim Edsall wrote on Aug. 15/13:</DIV>
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<DIV>No. Tent Caterpillers =3Boccur in spring and =3B early summer=
=2C the two species are =3BMalacasoma disstria and Malacasoma americana=
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sp=3BThe Fall Webworm =3Boccurs in  =3Blate summer. the species is =
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