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Bubbeez Fond Du Lac, WI(Zone 5a) May 26, 2010

I found this guy on a new rose I planted...any ideas?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV May 26, 2010

This appears to be a mature tent caterpillar (Malacosoma sp.; Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) looking for a place to pupate. See http://tinyurl.com/343r9ce for detailed information.

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Bubbeez Fond Du Lac, WI(Zone 5a) May 26, 2010

Gasp!!!!!!!

I'll be watching my trees and roses like a hawk now.

They really did a number on my Prairiefire Crabapple 2 years ago. The "hatchlings" were much smaller and looked different than the mature caterpillar...they were everywhere on the tree. Had to pick them off by hand and burn them. Ugh.

Thank you for the ID.

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