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BigmanPigman

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3. I just did some research on this.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 02:28 AM

Aug 2019

Growing up in PA we had tons of Gypsy Moths that ate all the trees in the Poconos for two years. It was devastating so my dad made us kill them. We used to collect and feed Tent Caterpillars as kids since they were not as harmful.

When I Googled it just now most of the info said that Tent Caterpillars were the same as Army Worms and I looked at the images. Then I came across one that said they are NOT the same...

https://doorcountypulse.com/the-march-of-the-armyworms/

https://homeguides.sfgate.com/armyworms-bad-trees-88971.html

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At my apartment complex there are some black caterpillars with stripes that are eating up the [View all] raccoon Aug 2019 OP

Turquoise + yellow stripes? Like this: applegrove Aug 2019 #1

Those are woolly bears. Laffy Kat Aug 2019 #2

I just did some research on this. BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #3

Thanks for your input. The behavior described in applegrove's raccoon Aug 2019 #4