Talk:Tent caterpillar

temperatures need review

There are multiple places in the article where temperatures are given, and at least one says “30°C (54°F)” which are not equivalent temps. Which one is correct. Additionally, he claim is made that one life stage can survive -40°, which seems implausible and needs more than a simple citation. 76.195.91.98 (talk) 15:50, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Merge proposal

About the merging, I disagree. There are many species of tent caterpillar.--TheAlphaWolf 17:33, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

I second that. The various species have substantial differences in "lifestyle". SB Johnny 17:09, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

The article in question (I believe...) has been improved. (Why does this discussion have no header here?) SB Johnny 17:43, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Photo?

Is this the work of Tent Caterpillars? If so, maybe someone should ask the photographer permission to use a few of them and create a section on the phenomenon 64.175.39.62 21:24, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Nope, that looks more like bagworms. SB_Johnny | ^talk 22:08, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Define "Bagworms" ? Martial Law 23:42, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Apparently they are bird-cherry ermines. Mokkan88 (talk) 21:27, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

==Eclosing?++ Is this a word? The concise Oxford doesn't recognise it.

Would "emerging" be a better choice? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.81.154.105 (talk) 17:04, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

File:Western tent caterpillars Malacosoma californicum in Joshua Tree NP.jpg to appear as POTD soon

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Western tent caterpillars Malacosoma californicum in Joshua Tree NP.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on August 8, 2010. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2010-08-08. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! howcheng {chat} 18:03, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

Picture of the day

Malacosoma californicum is a species of tent caterpillar, so named because they build conspicuous silk tents in the branches of host trees. They are often considered as pests due to their habit of defoliating trees. They are among the most social of all caterpillars, and the tents facilitate aggregation and serve as focal sites of thermal regulatory behavior.Photo: Mila Zinkova

Intro section needs review

I tried to clean up a mess left by User:168.216.157.240, but realized that I don't know enough about the subject to tell what was intentional and unintentional (or informed or misguided). So the changes should be reviewed by an expert. -- Nonenmac (talk) 13:32, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

Habitat

The area in which they live lists Mexico and North America separately. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.6.44.241 (talk) 02:54, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

killing the caterpillars

In Portland, Oregon we had problems with the tent caterpillar. We never put out a bucket of water next to the tree for them to drown in. That just somehow sounds like it wouldn't work and there's no reference for it. Instead, we used long wooden poles we kept in the basement wrapped in cloth at one end, to get rid of them. During the tent caterpillar season we would douse the wrapped end of the pole with gas and light it on fire. Then, using the pole, we'd reach up into the tree and burn the caterpillar's tent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.119.151.233 (talk) 06:56, 21 September 2013 (UTC)