The tent caterpillar activity is quite evident in the Millbrook area this year, but at our summer home near Bon Echo Provincial Park, the damage done by Forest Tent Caterpillars is devastating. In many areas up to 80% of the canopy on elms and maples has been devoured.
Ralph & Elaine Cole, Millbrook
Forest Tent Caterpillar (separated “snowmen” down the back) – Wikimedia
Forest Tent Caterpillar defoliation of aspens – Government of Manitoba
Forest Tent Caterpillar defoliation (photo: State University of New York – Cortland)
