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Another Big Year For Forest Tent Worms Expected

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March 26, 2010

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By Bob Allen

It looks like there will be another big outbreak of forest tent caterpillars this summer. The caterpillars are capable of chewing all the leaves from the tops of mature trees.

The population of forest tent caterpillars runs in cycles, but they're not to be confused with eastern tent caterpillars whose sticky tents are easily visible in the branches of smaller trees such as wild cherry and apple.

IPR's Bob Allen spoke with Duke Elsner, an extension agricultural educator for Michigan State University. He's been scouting the woods for signs of the season to come.  

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