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Each year, gypsy moth caterpillars defoliate thousands of acres of hardwood forests throughout northeastern United States, including Wisconsin. This site offers tips on how to limit damage to your trees and available assistance programs.
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Become a super-predator--put up burlap collection bands
Gypsy moth caterpillars will make their presence known this month! Starting the second week of June, caterpillars will leave the canopy of trees during the day to hide in crevices on the trunks of trees, the sides of buildings and even on outdoor furniture or play equipment. They return to the canopy each evening to eat leaves all night.
You can take advantage of this behavior to reduce
the number of caterpillars on your landscape trees by putting up burlap
collection bands and turning yourself into a super-predator. Caterpillars
find the burlap band an attractive hiding spot and will congregate there
each afternoon. You can collect the caterpillars from under the bands,
scraping them into a cup of soapy water which kills them, or just snipping
them in half. Directions on how to make a
burlap collection band.
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