Are Tent Worms Caterpillars?

Are Tent Worms Caterpillars? The forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria, occurs throughout most of the United States and Canada wherever hardwood trees are found. It periodically infests aspen and many other tree species over large areas of northern Minnesota. The caterpillars are commonly, but mistakenly, called ‘armyworms’. Are tent caterpillars silk worms? Silkworm is the

Are Eastern Tent Caterpillars Silkworms?

Are Eastern Tent Caterpillars Silkworms? Silkworm is the term given to tent worms, which are actually caterpillars. You can remove these pesky caterpillars from your trees with several methods. You can handpick the caterpillars off with gloves if the numbers are small, destroy the egg mass, remove the tent, or prune the affected branches. What