Adam Baker, technical advisor with the Davey Institute discusses all things caterpillars, including their benefit and specific species like the hickory horn devil, bagworm and monarch. Adam also shares the silver lining of the spotted lanternfly invasion hitting the East Coast.

In this episode we cover:  

• Most common caterpillars during each season (1:08)
• Is the hickory horn devil harmful? (3:00)
• Which butterflies are harmful to pawpaw trees (4:00)
• Benefits of caterpillars (5:01)
• Can caterpillars damage your trees (5:57)
• Bagworms (8:18)
• Fall web worm (11:00)
• Understanding bugs in the cycle of nature (12:11)
• How Adam became an entomologist (14:10)(19:51)
• How the monarch butterfly is doing (16:10)
• The spotted lanternfly silver lining (17:53)

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To learn more about bagworms read our blog, Bagworms: Are They Harmful and How specific Can I Get Rid of Them?

To learn more about Adam's research with the monarch butterflies check out his article with  Maplegrove Magazine.

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