Thread: Bagworms!?

CrappiePappy got the bagworms right. Here are the tent caterpillars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent_caterpillar
I've carried wasp nest and fished with the larva and the nest and have done good on pond bream. Carry bag and tent worms to watch my float sit still.

Originally Posted by canebreaker

CrappiePappy got the bagworms right. Here are the tent caterpillars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent_caterpillar
I've carried wasp nest and fished with the larva and the nest and have done good on pond bream. Carry bag and tent worms to watch my float sit still.

In this part of the world, the Eastern Tent Caterpillar has been the cause of death for many foals. Here's a short quote that explains how that happens :

"It is not often that people should be afraid of a small insect like the E-Tent Caterpillar, but horse owners should be. In Kentucky, these tent caterpillars are responsible for the death's of hundreds of thoroughbred foals. According to Lee Townsend, an entomologist at the University of Kentucky (in an article from Bloodhorse.com), researchers have conducted studies that revealed horses inadvertently eat the caterpillars. When they eat them, the hairs on the caterpillar get embedded into the lining of the horse's alimentary tract, which causes the protective barrier to be breached. Normal alimentary tract bacteria may gain access to and reproduce in sites with reduced immunity, such as the fetus and placenta. Eastern tent caterpillars are black with a white stripe and build their nests in the crotches of trees, preferably in places the sunshine hits. Its cousins, the forest tent caterpillars, look similar to the eastern but have "key hole" shapes on their backs and adults have blue stripes on their sides. The caterpillars mostly prefer the Black Cherry, Choke Cherry and Scrub Apple trees. The black cherry trees and choke cherry trees, should be removed from fence lines, because of the caterpillars and the damaged leaves produce cyanide."

The Eastern Tent Caterpillar -