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Any of yall know about this green worm that seems to be hanging in midair? (Original Post) raccoon Apr 2016 OP
leaf rollers, oak loopers, inch worms, measuring worms and spring cankerworms. ... In_The_Wind Apr 2016 #1

In_The_Wind

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1. leaf rollers, oak loopers, inch worms, measuring worms and spring cankerworms. ...
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 09:34 AM
Apr 2016
These annoying worms are actually moth larva. They usually hatch in March, and eat the emerging leaves on live oak trees. The adult moth is dull colored, and only about an inch long; the females can’t even fly. The female moths have to crawl to a tree and climb it to lay their eggs. Around the first of May, adult moths lay their eggs in cracks in tree bark and the eggs don’t hatch until the following March. The hatched larva are our friends the inch worms. They feed on the new oak leaves and use their webs to move from tree to tree. Around the end of April, the caterpillars drop to the ground to pupate. The adult moths emerge in late April and early May to repeat the cycle.

https://mosquitocontrolaustin.wordpress.com/2014/04/22/what-are-those-nasty-green-worms-hanging-from-my-oak-trees/

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