May 28—The sight of dozens of caterpillars wriggling and squirming inside of what looks like a spider web tent in a crotch of the branches is gross, no doubt, but the critters are more unsightly than ...

Admittedly, Kathy Carlson of Duluth doesn’t know very much about forest tent caterpillars. But she does know she never wants to see one again. Consider her wish (partially) granted. The Minnesota ...

Forest tent caterpillar populations have been on the rise in some northern and west-central Minnesota counties since 2007, but this year’s spotty hatching shows some sign that populations may be ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will soon be flying an aerial detection survey across the state to pinpoint where defoliation from forest tent caterpillars has occurred this spring ...

Getting outside this Saturday meant more company than normal. In the morning, I took my brother-in-law, Mark, on a quick four-mile day hike up the North Shore. Later that afternoon, Mark and I and my ...

DULUTH -- Forest tent caterpillar numbers crashed in 2014, a year they should have multiplied, surprising forest pest experts but leaving residents and visitors of northern forests grateful and their ...

GRAND FORKS - Forest tent caterpillars have been making the news this spring as the creepy-crawly leaf munchers chew their way across parts of Minnesota, but the northwest part of the state appears to ...

A collision on I-26 eastbound at Nexton has closed down all lanes but one Friday morning, according to officals. Gas prices rise again in South Carolina and nationwide; diesel nears record, analysts ...

Two species of tent caterpillars are important tree pests in New York State. About every decade they become numerous enough in local outbreaks to cause concern. At times the epidemics reach statewide ...

CONGAREE, S.C. — Spring brings warm weather, but it also brings insects and if you feel as if you've seen a lot of caterpillars you can trust your peepers, it's true. Chief of Interpretation at ...