Mean eating machine
A plague of gypsy moth caterpillars is munching its way across Upstate New York, turning verdant shade trees into brown skeletons, coating decks and picnic tables with feces, swarming over houses and cars, causing uncomfortable rashes and just generally freaking people out. ( Central NY News)
The opportunistic caterpillars feed on the leaves of up to 500 different plants, but are particularly fond of abundant and popular Upstate trees such as oak, maple, crabapple, willow, birch, pine and spruce, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
Mean eating machine
A plague of gypsy moth caterpillars is munching its way across Upstate New York, turning verdant shade trees into brown skeletons, coating decks and picnic tables with feces, swarming over houses and cars, causing uncomfortable rashes and just generally freaking people out. ( Central NY News)
The opportunistic caterpillars feed on the leaves of up to 500 different plants, but are particularly fond of abundant and popular Upstate trees such as oak, maple, crabapple, willow, birch, pine and spruce, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.