These horrible monsters are all over southern Wisconsin right now. I bet I literally saw half a million of them smushed on the road today.
Day 58
Tent caterpillars
May 23rd, 2010
I'm walking across America.
That's the idea, at least. I'm walking westward from New York City for nine months or so. If everything goes according to plan, I'll be in Oregon when the clock runs out. If nothing goes according to plan, maybe I'll end up in Peru or Mongolia or Pennsylvania. You can read all about the details of my trip if you're so inclined.
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Yuck. And they build ugly web nests that kill trees.
Better dead on the road than killing trees! Nasty little things although I do love all of God’s little creatures!
I loved playing with these things when I was little.
Loved batting their tents down as a kid – like gross pinatas – and setting the writhing creeps on fire. What earthly purpose do they serve? Ugh.
I would not have been able to sleep with all those around. YUCK!!
Pennsylvania was hit especially hard by them in 2006, 7 and 8. They killed multiple 200+ year old oak trees at my old house by eating the leaves in consecutive years. Good luck Wisconsin.
They are in my yard right now. I don’t like killing things, but I had to resort to spraying as they were/are attacking the plants, trees, me.
Before spraying, you couldn’t sit outside for a minute without having some on you.
I hope none of the land on you…
That’s I hope none of THEM land on you….
Don’t caterpillars grow up to be beautiful butterflies?? I especially don’t like Gael’s comment above. Sounds pretty sadistic to me.