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Walnut Caterpillars

What are they? Those black caterpillars with long white hairs?? They’re everywhere, by the thousands! Over the last ten days I’ve had multiple emails, texts, calls and people bringing in samples of these critters. Yes they are everywhere right now…even on the floor of our office (thanks to our shade trees). They are Walnut Caterpillars. But don’t be confused by its name, the Walnut Caterpillar will also feed upon pecans, black walnuts, English walnuts, Japanese Walnuts, butternut and hickory. The black with white hairs stage of this insect’s… Read More →