Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Not Tent Catepillars, they are FALL WEBWORMS!, 1 by ZZsBabiez

ZZsBabiez wrote:
I'm checking for new damage, bugs, cats, etc.. I thought these were Tent Catepillars, but now that I googled them, they are Fall Webworms.
The new growth comes out stuck together.. No holes like the big cats. These are so tiny and they are in the folds of new growth. Since they mold the new leaves together, it's what forced a Y on 3 of my seedlings and a Maya. The new leaves are tubular and can't unravel.
This is off Rosamond.. I had to tear the leaves apart to expose the tiny worm and webbing. You can't see it from the outside. That worm jumped all over and fell off the paper when I touched it.. it is tiny and hung from a silken strand, till I made it nothing more than a green spot between 2 sheets of paper. LOL