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Tent caterpillar numbers to remain low this year in Saskatoon
It's an annual part of spring in Saskatoon - forest tent caterpillars are back. "We are definitely into the early stages of tent caterpillar season in general," said Jeff Boone, entomologist with the ...
Jun 04, 2020
Dry spring conditions mean fewer bugs in Saskatoon
While producers could use some rain, people who hate mosquitos and tent caterpillars have dry conditions to thank for smaller populations of the insects. Jeff Boone, an entomologist with the City of S...
Jun 05, 2019
City pest control gives update on psyllids, caterpillars and jackrabbits
With summer starting soon, a number of unwelcome guests may start showing up in yards and parks. City of Saskatoon entomologist and pest management supervisor Jeff Boone provided an update on some of ...
May 18, 2019 City of Saskatoon entomologist Jeff Boone. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Sask. home ‘covered’ in tent caterpillars featured in TV doc
It started with only a few - then, there were thousands. Over the May long weekend in 2017, Tammi Hanowski noticed a couple tent caterpillars crawling near her pool. Less than a week later, the insect...
May 14, 2018 A screengrab from a Facebook video posted by Tammi Hanowski showing an infestation of tent caterpillars on her property in May 2017. (Tammi Hanowski/Facebook)
Ick factor: Tent caterpillars set to return to Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan can soon expect another round of visits from some of its least-favourite six-legged friends. Rick VanDuyvendyk with Dutch Growers in Saskatoon said tent caterpillars should reappear in th...
May 09, 2018
Tent caterpillars invade another home off Highway 11
Just 10 kilometres south of Saskatoon, a new neighbourhood off Highway 11 is infested with tent caterpillars. Christine Roesler estimates there are millions covering her home. "Our whole house now is ...
Jun 03, 2017
Tent caterpillar infestation turns into viral video
A video showing thousands of tent caterpillars crawling up the walls and all over the back deck of a family's home near Saskatoon has gone viral. By Tuesday night the video posted on Tammi Hanowski's ...
May 31, 2017
Ick factor: Tent caterpillars invade Sask.
For some, it's the stuff of nightmares: hundreds of caterpillars huddled together on tree trunks or hanging down from branches. For people in Saskatchewan, it's an everyday reality. Before...
May 24, 2017 Forest Tent Caterpillars cover a tree trunk in Saskatoon on May 25, 2017. (JT Marshall/650 CKOM)
Moths invade Regina, but it's OK they only live for 5 days
First it was tent caterpillars, and now moths appear to be invading Regina, they're covering apartment buildings, garage doors, sidewalks and even the police station. If anyone has Mottephobia, we adv...
Jun 30, 2016
Tent caterpillar infestation makes it tough to find insecticide
There's an infestation in Saskatchewan. At a glance they might look like fuzzy blankets draped around trees and buildings. In reality, they're clumps of tent caterpillars. They're surfacing in large n...
Jun 07, 2016
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