Fall web worm caterpillars, in their second egg laying in the summer, create the tents that cover their nests, sometimes covering entire trees. In Columbia by Lake Elkhorn, they're all over the place.

Have you ever noticed all the web worms in the trees? John Boyle with the Citizen-Times answers this question about web worms.

Some people might get squeamish by the thought of slithery bugs, but the full “worm moon” of March 2023 will soon be lighting up the night sky.

What should I be looking out for? Spring web worms, Malacosoma Americanum, are the dark furry worms that weave silky webs around the branches of black cherry, apple or crabapple trees.

SANDYSTON -- Web worms are not internet tunes that get in your head. Web worms are actually the species of caterpillar which have spun hundreds of silken blobs in the trees along one of the ...