Control measures used immediately against fall webworms will be most effective while the caterpillars are still small and have not caused much damage. Fall webworm adults are white moths that lay eggs ...

From mid-August through the end of the summer is when the fall webworm will be noticed on walnut and other hardwood trees. This insect is usually identified by the loose, gray, silk tent spun by a ...

It’s September and, once again, time for me to talk about fall webworms. Last September, I answered the “what?” question regarding webworms and their silky cocoons. I saw them everywhere I turned.

If you've spotted large webs in trees along Ohio highways, the culprit may not be what you think. Fall webworms, which are native insects, typically become more apparent in late summer and early fall, ...

If you see webs being formed around the tips of branches as well as defoliation under the webbing in your pecan, hickory, persimmon and sweet gum trees, they are probably infested with fall webworms.

Silken, web-like nests are a common site this time of year and are a signal of fall’s arrival. The fall webworm is a web-spinning caterpillar that likes to make its presence known every fall. While ...