They're only about four to six centimetres long, but gypsy moth caterpillars are a massive threat to Ontario's forest cover. The gypsy moth caterpillar (Lymantria dyspar) isn't fussy about what it eats, either. Gypsy moth caterpillars crawl on a tree outside London, Ont., in 2020. Tay Valley township property owner Dan Woods checks a burlap trap on an oak tree for gypsy moth caterpillars. An oak tree on Anne Willis's Norway Lake, Ont., property was stripped by gypsy moth caterpillars in a matter of days.

Source: CBC News May 24, 2021 07:52 UTC