Forest Tent Caterpillars

• An army of ‘very hungry caterpillars’ invades a popular Alberta campground

  Visitors to Pigeon Lake Provincial Park, southwest of Edmonton, are being forced to contend with an army of visitors that are in the midst of a 'cyclical boom.'

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• Thousands of tent caterpillars emerge, numbers expected to be on the decline

  While some areas in the province have seen a decline of tent caterpillars, Saskatoon is about a year behind according to an entomologist with the city.

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  May 21, 2018
  
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• Low mosquito numbers predicted in Saskatoon as tent caterpillar invasion ends

  As the tent caterpillar infestation ends in Saskatoon, those pesky mosquitoes are starting to appear.

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  Jun 8, 2017
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• ‘It’s like a carpet’: Pictures, videos show caterpillars coating Manitoba highway

  Thousands of tent caterpillars are out in force near St. Lazare, Man. 

  May 31, 2017
• Forest tent caterpillars invade Saskatoon

  Saskatoon is in the fourth year of an outbreak of forest tent caterpillars.

  Canada

  May 24, 2017
• Forest tent caterpillar treatment to continue in Winnipeg Monday night

  Spraying for the creepy crawling forest tent caterpillars is set to continue Monday night.

  May 30, 2016
• Forest tent caterpillar infestation taking over Winnipeg

  A forest tent caterpillar infestation has taken over Winnipeg. In the trees, on the sidewalks, sides of homes and perhaps even squished under your shoe.

  May 30, 2016
• Forest tent caterpillars setting up camp in Winnipeg

  WINNIPEG – Forest tent caterpillars are climbing and crawling on trees all around Winnipeg and this year there could be more than usual. “There’s lots of forest tent caterpillar activity so we are seeing that cycle anywhere from 10 – 15 years on average. The last big outbreak was 2003 and now we’re seeing that...

  May 22, 2016