Caterpillars Cause Tree Defol
ANNAPOLIS, Md.— Mary
land Deputy Secretary of Agricul
ture Dr. Henry A. Virts has
announced that the forest tent and
looper caterpillars are doing
extensive damage to trees, parti
cularly in Worcester, Wicomico,
and Somerset counties.
“Many people confuse these
loopers and tent caterpillars with
the gypsy moth which we are
attempting to control through
spraying. Our gypsy moth supres
sion program is nearly complete
for the year and treatments in
many areas may have been early
enough to control most of the for
est tent caterpillars and loopers in
the spray areas. Treatment for
gypsy moth caterpillars, however,
occurs in localized blocks and
therefore areas not sprayed may
still have a looper and forest lent
caterpillar problem,” Virts said.
Maryland Department of Agri
culture Forest Pest management
scientists have noted that an out
break of a type of looper caterpil
lar the fall cankerworm is
occurring this spring especially in
the Salisbury area. South of Route
SO from Hebron through Salisbury
to Powellville loopers are numer
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ous enough to cause a nuisance to
people as well as defoliation of
trees. These caterpillars are much
smaller than full grown gypsy
moth caterpillars, so the need to be
very numerous to cause defolia
tion. Defoliated trees are already
evident around Salisbury, Fruit
land, and along Rt. 350 west of
Salisbury.
Full-grown loopers, also called
inchworms, are about one inch
long, hairless, and vary from light
green to dark brown in color. They
are easily identified by their char
acteristic looping or inching walk.
Another species the forest
tent caterpillar has been found
throughout much of the same area
this spring, but is especially preva
lent along the Pocomoke River
and its tributaries. Full grown
forest tent caterpillars are about 2
inches long, have pale bluish lines
along their sides and are charac
terized by a row of whitish, foot
shaped spots along the middle of
their backs. Although they are
called tent caterpillars, they do not
make silk tents (or webs) as do the
related Eastern tent caterpillars.
Eastern tent caterpillars are
numerous this year, but usually
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are found on roadside wild cherry
and crabapple trees and are less of
a threat to the forest trees.
The forest tent caterpillars, as
well as loopers, feed on a wide
variety of hardwood trees. Forest
tent caterpillars are often found on
sweetgum, black gum and oaks,
and loopers are commonly found
on oaks and red maples. In areas
where these caterpillars occur
together severe tree defoliation
may result.
• While defoliation by the vari
ous caterpillars is expected to
peak in the next week, defoliation
by gypsy moth should not be evi
dent until early June. Currently,
gypsy moth caterpillars are still
small about VS inch long
and are black and hairy.
Since forest tent caterpillars and
loopers are nearly full grown,
feeding should eiul in the next
week or two. Chemical control
should be applied early in the
caterpillar’s life cycle usually
by early May. At this time, since
caterpillars are larger and feeding
is nearly completed, control is
much more difficult. In most
areas, ohemical control is no lon
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In 1972, the Middle Atlantic Milk Marketing Associa
tion became the major funding source for DCFs nutrition
education activities, providing new opportunities for
Dairy Council programs.
In the early 19705, Dairy Council introduced “Big
Ideas," a curriculum for children from kindergarten
through sixth grade. For the first time, the nutrition staff
offered in-service programs to teachers on how to teach
nutrition.
Thousands of school children participated in these
nutrition lessons, which became the first nationwide
nutrition program.
1980s—More Technologies,
The stress-filled, busy lifestyle made its mark in the
1980 s. While personal computers, fax machines, and
other new technologies evolved to make our lives easier,
time became our most precious commodity.
Finding more time for ourselves became a priority. As
a result, the 'Bos -also brought on increased attention to
fitness and health. Consumers were more sophisticated
and committed to healthy eating.
Dairy Council addressed these concerns with contem
porary progra/ns geared for adults, such as “Nutrition and
Your Busy Lifestyle” and “Lifesteps: Weight
Management.”
When cholestoral was on everyone’s minds in the late
’Bos, Dairy Council responded with “Checking it Out,” a
popular consumer brochure on fat and cholestoral distri
buted nationwide.
Also in the early 1980 s, “Nutri-Runs for Fitness” were
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Dietetic Association. At the last sponsored run in 1984,
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For Dairy Council, Inc., the 1990 s is a decade of inno
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other audiences with nutrition education materials and
programs.
The *9os also brought changes to DCI so it can meet
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work in teams rather than by territorial division.
Customer Service became central to the heart of Dairy
Council, together with a growing awareness of its part
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the extent and severity of the out
break. Questions should be
directed to Dr. Robert Rabaglia,
forest pest management, at (410)
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The following trees and shrubs
are some that should be consid
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Hedge Maple, American Maple,
Japanese Barberry, Flowering
Quince, Cotoneaster, Juniper.
Bayberry, Burr Oak, Chestnut
Oak, Sumac, and Tamarack. 1
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Lavender, Russian Sage, Prairie
Coneflower, Lavender-Cotton,
Lamb’s Ears, Globe Amaranth,
Creeping Zinnia, and Marigold.
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