Caterpillars/ Gypsy Moth Damage

[Lawdwaz]

20 minutes ago, mlammerhirt said:

We just back from glamping at the Watkins Glen KOA......that place was infested with the gypsy moth caterpillars.

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Brutal huh?

I hope you didn’t bring any home with you……

 

[mlammerhirt]

We tried not too.....they were all over the porch of the cabin we rented, and there were so many on the mini golf course it made putting a chore!

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[mattypotpie8S]

Woods around me are devastated. Any thoughts on acorn production? I'm not hopeful.

[NonTypical]

33 minutes ago, mattypotpie8S said:

Woods around me are devastated. Any thoughts on acorn production? I'm not hopeful.

Even if an oak gets defoliated, there’s a good chance it’ll push more leaves out later this summer. I’m not sure how it’ll affect acorns this year, but the consensus is that next year acorn production will be way down. 

[mattypotpie8S]

48 minutes ago, NonTypical said:

Even if an oak gets defoliated, there’s a good chance it’ll push more leaves out later this summer. I’m not sure how it’ll affect acorns this year, but the consensus is that next year acorn production will be way down. 

Yeah they'll put energy into new leaf growth rather than acorns this year as well I'm sure

[mattypotpie8S]

They're adults now. Most trees are pushing out new growth.

[sbuff]

There's an article on them in this week's ny outdoor news

[mattypotpie8S]

Thanks. I figured they would eventually. Going to check the mailbox

[Crazed98Camaro]

I went last week and saw a bunch of dead gypsy moth caterpillars on our oak trees, facing head down on the trunk. Didn't look like they were pupating, but actually dead. Did a little bit of googling and I think this fungus hit them:
https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/entomophaga_responsible_for_dead_gypsy_moth_caterpillars

Seems like the rain we finally got last week sparked the fungus and hopefully took a large portion of them out. 

[ApexerER]

They are all moths at my house now.......So many moths flying around i kept feeling like they were in my hair sitting on the deck last night....

[BizCT]

Any EHD this year yet?