[tnartist05]

Originally Posted by Thomp

louisiana is covered with them,
they are plentiful for sure, not big enough to fish with but sure can make a mess on garden furnature,
they make a web in the trees apperently the birds dont get to them, but you can see the worms in the nests flipping ....

there in every kind of tree that has leaves here and the only way i found to control them was to clip the effected branched and burn them right then, but the trees are out of reach to prune this year,
i been keeping the trees pruned back to keep them from falling on the house, in wind storms, but the high cost of energy heck i let them go...

Ive been down through La myself but been a few years,summer time. Ive seen alot of the nest loaded with worms before,but never this much,soooooooooo we will just see if the olde timers are right about a bad winter here this year. The only trees they will not nest in is pine,fur or any type of needle bearing tree. Thks Thomp,for your information.

[tnartist05]

Originally Posted by AlArchie

We have two kinds of those "bugs" around here.
1. Tent Caterpillars.......regular residents that are here almost every year in small numbers.

2. Army worms......invasive buggers that peak every 7 to 10 years and virtually strip every deciduous tree in sight, and swarm over everything they can climb. they get so numerous that the railroad can't operate without using the sand they usually use only in winter on the tracks.

Al

Thks Al for the information.

[tnartist05]

Originally Posted by Lynn O. Doughty

Most of our walnut trees have nests but not to many. Lots of folks try to control them but I don't bother as you'll never beat them.

Yeapppppppp you are right Lynn~

[Thomp]

tn you mention the old saying of how to judge the hard winters by the worms,
here the old woodsmen say the winter is gaged by a wolly catapiller if the hair is sparce its mild winter comming, if its heavy wool means to buy an extra pair of red long handle woolies

theres a catapiller in colorado, thats jugded the expected snow fall of the comming year, they build there cacoon on the side of a tree just above snow like....

must be some truth to it. iv heard it all my life.

[tnartist05]

Originally Posted by Thomp

tn you mention the old saying of how to judge the hard winters by the worms,
here the old woodsmen say the winter is gaged by a wolly catapiller if the hair is sparce its mild winter comming, if its heavy wool means to buy an extra pair of red long handle woolies

theres a catapiller in colorado, thats jugded the expected snow fall of the comming year, they build there cacoon on the side of a tree just above snow like....

must be some truth to it. iv heard it all my life.

Yes I have heard if the wolly worms have alot of hair,it means a bad winter. Thks Thomp for your information.