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Attack of the 'pillars. What kind are these? — Brooklynian

Attack of the 'pillars. What kind are these?

mantic
mantic
edited November -1 in Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Subject: Attack of the 'pillars. What kind are these?

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Never seen them before.

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  • MOD
    MOD
    Holly molly, I haven't seen webs like that since I was in north carolina. I'm curious too.. eeeek!
  • motionmonkey
    motionmonkey
    Looks like Gypsy Moths. They were the scourge du jour in the 80's
  • jayce
    jayce
    looks like tent caterpillars to me... but they are typically further south. gypsy moth caterpillars are fuzzy and black with red spots on their backs.
  • rosweed
    rosweed
    When I was kid growing up in Northern Alberta we'd get infestations of what we called tent caterpillars every couple of years. They looked just like that. I have no idea if that's their scientific name, but I'm curious cause I haven't seen them in a very long time.
  • citymouse
    citymouse
    Are Gypsy moths huge? I saw the largest, most terrifying moth the other day in DUMBO. It was about the size of a mouse or hummingbird.
  • nearnostrand
    nearnostrand
    What in the world?! I've never seen anything like that before. It looks a little creepy. I'd love to know what those are.
  • noisyjulianne
    noisyjulianne
    It would be smart to report them via 311.

    I think there is a city-wide effort to eradicate such bugs, as they take over & kill stuff.

    I don't have any scientific terms or info, but I do think a 311 call would be one good step.
  • mantic
    mantic
    After many hundreds of milliseconds of tireless, devoted research, I have concluded that these are Fall Webworms.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_webworm
    One generation per year emerges in the northern part of North America, with larvae appearing in late summer through early fall. South of an approximate latitude of 40 degrees north there are two or more generations annually, with webs appearing progressively earlier further south
    I think they need a calendar, it appears to be early for them.
  • vkmale
    vkmale
    Hi everyone! How interesting) I think that after all the leaves on this tree will be eaten by these caterpillars they all turned into dolls. The following stage of their development will be of their transformation into beautiful butterflies that will be flying everywhere and all around ) Then you can admire of them) Please, when it will happen, take some photos of butterflies and post them here)
  • goodprospect
    goodprospect
    We had something like this on a tree in our yard last summer or maybe the summer before. I was advised to cut down the immediate branch, bag it and dispose of it.....which I did, and haven't seen one since. It creeped me out, too.
  • new2nyc
    new2nyc
    just got back from the mountains in colorado and saw the same webs there too. my gma said they had to cut the covered branches or else the tree would die?
    curious as this web is HUGE!
  • mha
    mha
    Is that a mulberry tree those caterpillars have nested in?
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