Help! I've been invaded by little green worms on silky strings!

[cartman]

I don't know what they are. I have hundreds of these things coming out of the trees in my yard. They are about 1/4 to 1/2 an inch long, green with a black head, and they have a long spiderweb style strand connecting them with the tree. When the wind blows, it looks like my house has been TP'd. Anyone have a clue as to what these little bugs are?

[cuervo72]

Alien paratroopers?

[cartman]

Alien paratroopers?

Not sure. We never had anything like this when I lived in Fort Worth. If they are paratroopers, then it is more like the opening scene in Red Dawn.

[st.cronin]

Gypsy moths?

[gottimd]

Those things are a pain. I think they create huge webs in trees. I remember when I was younger my parents front yard looked like that, like the trees were toilet papered, but it was just a cocoon from those things. Neighbor had put up some sort of tape around the base of the tree and those things get stuck on it and can't move like fly paper.

[rkmsuf]

Your own personal Fear Factor!

[cartman]

Your own personal Fear Factor!

Tell me about it. I walked out about 30 minutes ago to get the mail, and what cause me to make the post was that I left a couple of them crawling on my neck.

[ice4277]

One of the (few) nice things about southeast Michigan is we don't have very many nasty things like this occur.

No clue what they are, sorry.

[Router Help]

One of the (few) nice things about southeast Michigan is we don't have very many nasty things like this occur.

No clue what they are, sorry.

Fish-flies in St. Clair Shores :(

[gottimd]

Gypsy moths?
Yeah, that is them.

[cartman]

Yep, after seeing pics of them on the Internet, they appear to be Gypsy moths. Looks like a run to Home Despot for a sprayer and insecticide. Bad enough having to worry about oak wilt, now these things as well.

[TargetPractice6]

Ugg, that reminds me of a similar looking bug we get in the spring here.

http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/trees/ef423.htm

It's been a couple years since we've had a bad out break, but before they were everywhere.

[Desnudo]

I thought you were flipping out on a bad trip.

[gi]

Fish-flies in St. Clair Shores :(
I like how they all die at the same time....makes a nice crunching sound as you walk.

[ice4277]

Yeah, I forgot about the fish flies. Well, since I have never actually seen them, they don't count ;)

[cartman]

I thought you were flipping out on a bad trip.

That is what I thought was happening at first.