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digigirl Sugar Land, TX(Zone 9a) Jun 04, 2007

I just noticed it today. Any idea?

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digigirl Sugar Land, TX(Zone 9a) Jun 04, 2007

Another picture - these are both way at the very top of the tree.

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bigcityal Appleton, WI(Zone 5a) Jun 04, 2007

Webbing on the ends of branches is usually fall webworm here, not sure about TX.
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2026.html

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Jun 04, 2007

Some sort of silkworm, I'd guess.

Resin

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terryr Bureau County, IL(Zone 5a) Jun 05, 2007

Tent caterpillars?
http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg294.html

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phughes Portland, TX(Zone 9a) Jun 06, 2007

Looks like web worms to me too. And I can vouch that we get them in Texas.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 07, 2007

Bigcityal is right, it's the fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea. Here's its mugshot in the Bug ID forum:


http://davesgarden.com/forums/p.php?pid=3559050

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digigirl Sugar Land, TX(Zone 9a) Jun 07, 2007

Yep, that was my pic too. I thought it was a Laugher, until I saw the webs at the top of the tree and someone ID'd it as a webworm. Then when I went to look and se what that one looked like... lo and behold! It looked just like my "Laugher."

Now I just have to figure out how to get up to the top of my tree to FRY 'EM!

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Equilibrium Jun 07, 2007

My neighbor has something similar to this that I have borrowed before-
http://www.treehelp.com/shopping/product-detail.asp?Product_ID=1606

Have you any neighbors who might have one of these so you don't have to buy one yourself?

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digigirl Sugar Land, TX(Zone 9a) Jun 07, 2007

Yeah, that's what we were thinking of too. Actually, I'm glad to see it's not that expensive - so we'll probably just buy one so we can get these critters anytime we see 'em!

Dang bugs. I'm sure this is why my tree loses its leaves so early every year!

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