Plant Damage / Signs:
Feeding takes place mostly outside of web.
Feeding occurs on developing leaves
Most leaves totally removed
Partially fed upon leaves turn brown
Insect / Signs:
Webs (Tents) form in branch forks (crotches)
Larvae black with white strip
Egg mass encircle twigs
Related Problems:
Forest Tent Caterpillars (Birch, Poplar, Oak
and above plants)
Western Tent Caterpillars (Alder, Ash, Birch, California
Buckthorn, Ceanothus, Poplar, Oak, Redbud, Willow
and above).
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Plants:
Apple
Cherry
Crabapple
Purpleleaf Plum
Others Occasional
Timing:
Early Spring / Summer
Generations / Year
1
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