A new and deadly insect pest that kills trees by boring holes in the trunk. It affects maples, horsechestnuts, poplars, willows, elms, mulberries and black locusts. The Eastern tent caterpillar affects black cherry trees and other fruit and shade trees. The forest tent caterpillar infests hardwood trees such as sugar maple and oak. The gypsy moth is a serious threat to trees including maples, oaks and elms.
Caterpillars feed on leaves, weakening the tree.
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