Sentences with phrase «gypsy moth caterpillars»
Looking around at the tree trunks, I saw dozens, then hundreds, of gypsy moth caterpillars clinging to the bark.
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In 2016, gypsy moth caterpillars ate the leaves off 350,000 acres of forest plants in Massachusetts alone.
From May through June, when gypsy moth caterpillars are feeding and before they pupate, the fungal pathogen can run through up to nine infection cycles, while the numbers of infections increase dramatically.
The shortage of sap might also come from a boom of forest tent caterpillars, gypsy moth caterpillars, and other maple pests in the area, which eat leaves and can kill the trees.
The virus is a baculovirus and its host the gypsy moth caterpillar.
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The secret ingredient is a compound known as 2 - pyrrolidinone, which is also made by gypsy - moth caterpillars to ward off predatory ants.