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..I've had a busy morning squashing a pile of what I think are tent caterpillars
I've never seen them in the UK- but we have a lot of them over here in my garden in France- both on the black cherry tree and espalier apple trees.
It's been easy to cut off the affected leaves ( rather than branches) and squish them- but the cherry tree is huge- and they're all at the top
These are what it looked like...
Eastern Tent Caterpillar - Introduction
and the western one....
http://hflp.sdstate.edu/IMAGES/Tent%...pen%20nest.jpg
When disturbed the blackish caterpillars squirmed and dropped out of the 'tent' to 'save' themselves.
(Do you think that's what I've got- that piece says USA)
Anyone else experienced them- and how are you controlling it????
I've never seen them in the UK- but we have a lot of them over here in my garden in France- both on the black cherry tree and espalier apple trees.
It's been easy to cut off the affected leaves ( rather than branches) and squish them- but the cherry tree is huge- and they're all at the top
These are what it looked like...
Eastern Tent Caterpillar - Introduction
and the western one....
http://hflp.sdstate.edu/IMAGES/Tent%...pen%20nest.jpg
When disturbed the blackish caterpillars squirmed and dropped out of the 'tent' to 'save' themselves.
(Do you think that's what I've got- that piece says USA)
Anyone else experienced them- and how are you controlling it????
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