Neighbor's Eastern Tent caterpillars

Scuba_Dave · 06-23-2009, 07:18 PM

I found this on a Forestry site

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My Neighbor came over last night all excited to tell me that he had a couple "nests" of Eastern Tent caterpillars that he took care of, just off of my property line. He wanted to tell me that the things are really easy to get rid of. He pulled out his cigarette lighter, put it up to the web and they actually burst into a fire ball and it sounded like rice crispies poppin. He said the dang thing scared him when it burst into flames like that.

I didn't have the heart to tell him, that just a half hour earlier, I had noticed them, and not having anything to burn them with, tried to kill them with a big dose of carb cleaner I had handy.

Maintenance 6 · 06-29-2009, 03:59 PM

Well I guess one way or the other the little suckers should certainly be dead by now!!

Speedball · 06-30-2009, 07:30 PM

Now THAT'S funny.

Scuba_Dave · 06-30-2009, 07:56 PM

There was a follow up post later

The guy with the lighter was on the other side of his yard talking to another neighbor. He had his lighter & was up trying to light another nest on fire to show the other neighbor

Maintenance 6 · 07-01-2009, 02:16 PM

Must be a different kind of worm............... these just won't burn.

............... Maybe it's something to do with the tree that they're eating. Yeah. I'll bet that's it.

kbsparky · 07-06-2009, 08:46 PM

You can eliminate those tents with a less toxic method.

Simply add some liquid dish detergent to your ortho spray bottle, and connect to a garden hose. When you wash them down with the soapy water, the surface tension is gone, and the water soaks thru their skins.

Literally drowning them from the inside out!

Cheap, non-toxic and bio-degradable.

nap · 07-06-2009, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by kbsparky

You can eliminate those tents with a less toxic method.

Simply add some liquid dish detergent to your ortho spray bottle, and connect to a garden hose. When you wash them down with the soapy water, the surface tension is gone, and the water soaks thru their skins.

Literally drowning them from the inside out!

Cheap, non-toxic and bio-degradable.

but not nearly as exciting as carb cleaner and a lighter

06-29-2009, 03:59 PM	#2
Maintenance 6 gravity always wins Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central Pennsylvania Posts: 2,417	Neighbor's Eastern Tent caterpillars Well I guess one way or the other the little suckers should certainly be dead by now!!

06-30-2009, 07:30 PM	#3
Speedball motivator Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 113	Neighbor's Eastern Tent caterpillars Now THAT'S funny. __________________ ............Enjoy...Pat

06-30-2009, 07:56 PM	#4
Scuba_Dave Xtreme DIY'r Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South of Boston, MA Posts: 17,248	Neighbor's Eastern Tent caterpillars There was a follow up post later The guy with the lighter was on the other side of his yard talking to another neighbor. He had his lighter & was up trying to light another nest on fire to show the other neighbor

07-01-2009, 02:16 PM	#5
Maintenance 6 gravity always wins Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central Pennsylvania Posts: 2,417	Neighbor's Eastern Tent caterpillars Must be a different kind of worm............... these just won't burn. ............... Maybe it's something to do with the tree that they're eating. Yeah. I'll bet that's it.

07-06-2009, 08:46 PM	#6
kbsparky Electrical Contractor Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Delmarva Posts: 3,148	Neighbor's Eastern Tent caterpillars You can eliminate those tents with a less toxic method. Simply add some liquid dish detergent to your ortho spray bottle, and connect to a garden hose. When you wash them down with the soapy water, the surface tension is gone, and the water soaks thru their skins. Literally drowning them from the inside out! Cheap, non-toxic and bio-degradable. __________________ -KB Life is uncertain -- eat dessert first!! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Neighbor's Eastern Tent caterpillars