As of June 24, pupae are now starting to show up on Columbus Drive as well, meaning our days of gypsy moth caterpillar harvesting are fortunately numbered — so hang in there. Just use caution when removing the pupae from the tree: several neighbors have reported not-so-pretty results after getting “slimed” by the inside contents [...]
Archive for June, 2007
Gypsy Moth Caterpillar Update
Posted in General information, tagged gypsy moth on June 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Gypsy Moth Caterpillar Alert!!
Posted in General information, tagged gypsy moth on June 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Beginning around mid-June 2007, folks in the Sak’s Woods neighborhood began to notice a dramatic increase in the number of gypsy moth caterpillars on their trees. Shown above is a photo of several caterpillars on a tree on Boulder Lane on June 16 (how many can you count?). Many of us took action and have [...]