River-X
5 year old buck +
LOL!! I started to notice there were a ton of trees around here loosing all the leaves and started looking into it. Leaves are being eaten by caterpillars and they are evidently very hungry. I took some pictures of the caterpillars, trees, close up of the leaves and sent them to my buddy who lives about 8 miles away and asked if he was having the same issues.
My buddy happens to work for the DNR, and in my message to him I said “ are you having any issues with these Gypsy Moth Caterpillars over by you?”
He replies “I sent those pictures to the state forester who replied there is no Gypsy Moth Caterpillar infestation this year”. However, the forester also replied “There is a substantial outbreak of Spongy Moth Caterpillar this season, my phone has been ringing off the hook!”
So I commence to doing a little research on this Spongy Moth Caterpillar…low and behold, its the same damn thing!!! The DNR is calling it by a different name because Gypsy was a racially insensitive term.
Unbelievable! So of course, I message my buddy who is laughing his ass off, he has a great sense of humor and prides himself on seeing how long he can befuddle someone. But really, what the hell are they going to rename the Japanese Beetle now???????
My buddy happens to work for the DNR, and in my message to him I said “ are you having any issues with these Gypsy Moth Caterpillars over by you?”
He replies “I sent those pictures to the state forester who replied there is no Gypsy Moth Caterpillar infestation this year”. However, the forester also replied “There is a substantial outbreak of Spongy Moth Caterpillar this season, my phone has been ringing off the hook!”
So I commence to doing a little research on this Spongy Moth Caterpillar…low and behold, its the same damn thing!!! The DNR is calling it by a different name because Gypsy was a racially insensitive term.
Unbelievable! So of course, I message my buddy who is laughing his ass off, he has a great sense of humor and prides himself on seeing how long he can befuddle someone. But really, what the hell are they going to rename the Japanese Beetle now???????