MRLS: Caterpillar Population Up Sharply from 2007

by: University of Kentucky College of Agriculture
Experts with the University of Kentucky (UK) report that Eastern tent caterpillars are now wandering in the area, and population levels are among the highest they've seen since the 2001, when mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS) hit Central Kentucky particularly hard. "The Eastern tent caterpillar populations are dramatically up this year--the highest I've seen since the MRLS crisis. ...