|
|
05-21-2018, 09:16 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,736
|
|
Looking to be a good year for tent caterpillar
Many of the varmints around here and with the heat coming on I'm betting they are gonna be a [female canine]. Gonna keep the squeamish outta the bush.
|
05-21-2018, 09:30 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Canterbury
Posts: 1,320
|
|
Caterpillars
I got hordes of them at my place, seen this spider chewing on one today, anyone know what kind of spider this is?
image.jpg
|
05-21-2018, 09:33 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 246
|
|
A nasty looking one that's for sure..
|
05-21-2018, 09:48 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: At the end of the Thirsty Beaver Trail, Pinsky lake, Alberta.
Posts: 25,289
|
|
3rd season here, not as bad as the first one, had no leaves at all, green grass with winter trees
House was covered in them, raid, and then snow shovel and throw them in the bush...what a stink too.....
__________________
Be careful when you follow the masses, sometimes the "M" is silent...
|
05-21-2018, 10:25 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,736
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blastoff
I got hordes of them at my place, seen this spider chewing on one today, anyone know what kind of spider this is?
Attachment 145996
|
No idea what spider that is, but I'd be scared it's gonna grow to the size of a cow with all the food available to it.
Great pic.
|
05-22-2018, 06:22 AM
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 143
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blastoff
I got hordes of them at my place, seen this spider chewing on one today, anyone know what kind of spider this is?
Attachment 145996
|
Looks like a type of jewel spider. Completely harmless...unless you're a caterpillar
__________________
Be the person your dog thinks you are
|
05-22-2018, 07:59 AM
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 6,400
|
|
Guys, what areas in province are you noticing the caterpillar infestations? A couple years back quite heavy along highway 22 between Rocky and Drayton Valley.
|
05-22-2018, 08:27 AM
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 584
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blastoff
I got hordes of them at my place, seen this spider chewing on one today, anyone know what kind of spider this is?
Attachment 145996
|
what kind you ask ! The best kind it eats tent caterpillars! Lol!
|
05-22-2018, 10:45 AM
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 1,685
|
|
uhg...i remember the infestations growing up in Manitoba. It's funny, it seemed like nothing back then, but now they give me the heeby jeebys. Especially when there are that many of them.
My grandpa told me a story about them de railing a train up north because there were so many on the track, the "grease" from all the worms getting run over caused the train to jump the track.
This was up north of Swan River somewhere.
|
05-22-2018, 10:56 AM
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 980
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by happy honker
uhg...i remember the infestations growing up in Manitoba. It's funny, it seemed like nothing back then, but now they give me the heeby jeebys. Especially when there are that many of them.
My grandpa told me a story about them de railing a train up north because there were so many on the track, the "grease" from all the worms getting run over caused the train to jump the track.
This was up north of Swan River somewhere.
|
A few years ago during our infestation in peace river the train couldn't climb the hills leaving town they would spin out
|
05-22-2018, 11:18 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Lloydminster Alberta
Posts: 1,301
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Grey Wolf
Guys, what areas in province are you noticing the caterpillar infestations? A couple years back quite heavy along highway 22 between Rocky and Drayton Valley.
|
it's our 4th year in a row for them in Lloydminster
|
05-22-2018, 06:56 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Near YVR
Posts: 1,241
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blastoff
I got hordes of them at my place, seen this spider chewing on one today, anyone know what kind of spider this is?
Attachment 145996
|
Looks like a hungry tic to me.
__________________
We sleep safe in our beds because rough men & women stand ready in the day/night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.
RIP Pte Terry J Street 2nd Battalion, PPCLI, Shilo, Man. EOT, April 4 2008 Panjwayi District Afghanistan,Constable Jimmy Ng,RCMP EOW,Sunday, September 15, 2002
|
05-23-2018, 07:39 AM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Strathcona County
Posts: 243
|
|
What do people use to spray them these days? I have not had a bad infestation for about 30 years but have seen a few more this year.
Sig
|
05-23-2018, 09:19 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: 00
Posts: 507
|
|
I think the plague around North western Alberta is finally over. But it lasted about 5 years! Most of the poplar trees are dead now. Those things are worse than the pine beetles!
|
05-23-2018, 08:20 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2007
Location: NW of Calgary
Posts: 441
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sigma
What do people use to spray them these days? I have not had a bad infestation for about 30 years but have seen a few more this year.
Sig
|
I fried the the basturds on our yard trees the other day with Malathion
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
|
05-24-2018, 06:45 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: At the end of the Thirsty Beaver Trail, Pinsky lake, Alberta.
Posts: 25,289
|
|
Well roads are greasy now with the buggers, watched a young lad yesterday do a caterpillar assisted burn out as the road was a slick mess....driving with the top down on the roadster and I can here the popping of thier bodies....trees are littered with them
__________________
Be careful when you follow the masses, sometimes the "M" is silent...
|
05-24-2018, 06:45 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: At the end of the Thirsty Beaver Trail, Pinsky lake, Alberta.
Posts: 25,289
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sigma
What do people use to spray them these days? I have not had a bad infestation for about 30 years but have seen a few more this year.
Sig
|
Ya three years cycle my arse!
__________________
Be careful when you follow the masses, sometimes the "M" is silent...
|
05-25-2018, 06:56 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,072
|
|
Just noticed my trees are covered in them. Do they kill all the trees? Do you have to get a plane to spray them or how do you get rid of these things? If all my trees die its gonna be pretty windy here.
|
05-25-2018, 07:17 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,072
|
|
I don't even know what I have. All the leaves are rolled up and inside every one is a little inch worm looking thing. Anyone know what these could be?
|
05-25-2018, 07:38 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 486
|
|
If you can get your neighbors together and there is an aerial applicator in the area get them to spray some BT over your yard should take care of things and is non toxic to humans.
|
05-26-2018, 03:32 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Calgary
Posts: 1,829
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by moose maniac
A few years ago during our infestation in peace river the train couldn't climb the hills leaving town they would spin out
|
I can remember some of the infestations in Peace River in the 70's. They had to close Springfield Elementary because the caterpillars were piled up 2' to 3' deep along the outside walls and were getting into the ventilation systems. We'd go out dirtbiking and be covered with them. If you sat and listened, you could hear them eating.
|
05-26-2018, 03:34 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Calgary
Posts: 1,829
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by buckbrush
I don't even know what I have. All the leaves are rolled up and inside every one is a little inch worm looking thing. Anyone know what these could be?
|
Leaf Roller caterpillars.
|
05-26-2018, 03:37 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 584
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by buckbrush
Just noticed my trees are covered in them. Do they kill all the trees? Do you have to get a plane to spray them or how do you get rid of these things? If all my trees die its gonna be pretty windy here.
|
if you have tent caterpillars trees will be fine .
|
05-26-2018, 08:47 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Central Alberta
Posts: 596
|
|
Used to spray Dipel for them when I worked for a City in sask. They eat the sprayed leaves and basically get an ulcer and burst.
|
05-27-2018, 08:49 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: southern Ab
Posts: 1,071
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by expedition
if you have tent caterpillars trees will be fine .
|
No they won’t be
|
05-27-2018, 09:47 AM
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 584
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by sakogreywolf
No they won’t be
|
Seen this lots . Tent caterpillars strip the aspens clean go into cacoon then the leaves come back. Please explain your view . Thanks
|
05-27-2018, 12:12 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Canterbury
Posts: 1,320
|
|
In 2015 early they stripped trees at Pinehurst Lake. Couple months later leaves came back,
|
05-27-2018, 01:16 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Calgary
Posts: 1,829
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by expedition
Seen this lots . Tent caterpillars strip the aspens clean go into cacoon then the leaves come back. Please explain your view . Thanks
|
Seen more than one major infestation. Usually 7 year cycles. Most, but not all of the trees survive.
|
05-28-2018, 06:35 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: At the end of the Thirsty Beaver Trail, Pinsky lake, Alberta.
Posts: 25,289
|
|
Trees will die, some get leaves back but not as thick and full....year three
Spray with raid and get out my snow shovel to toss loads of the dead into the woods cuz they stink when rotting...
image.jpg
__________________
Be careful when you follow the masses, sometimes the "M" is silent...
|
05-28-2018, 07:44 AM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 3,721
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by 58thecat
Trees will die, some get leaves back but not as thick and full....year three
Spray with raid and get out my snow shovel to toss loads of the dead into the woods cuz they stink when rotting...
Attachment 146186
|
Wow! That’s Crazy.
|
Thread Tools |
|
Display Modes |
Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:36 PM.
|