LUFKN, Texas (KTRE) - Summer in the Piney Woods brings heat and dry weather that can be dangerous to east texas trees but a smaller threat has emerged this summer, and it may be just as dangerous for ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - It is sometimes easy to tell which pest is breaking out around the county by the sheer number of phone calls that I get. This week it is the walnut caterpillar that is being ...

It is sometimes easy to tell which pest is breaking out around the county by the sheer number of phone calls that I get. This week, it is the walnut caterpillar that is being found all over our ...

SAN ANGELO – Is your nut-laden pecan tree suddenly developing a “bald spot?” The culprit is probably the walnut caterpillar, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist. Dr. Charles Allen ...

Mature walnut caterpillars cling to a walnut leaf as they prepare to molt and drop to the ground, where they will pupate in the soil to emerge next spring as moths. Mature walnut caterpillars cling to ...

It can be worrying when you find a mysterious creature in your garden, especially if you’ve got some prized plants or vegetables you want to protect. After discovering a clutch of walnut caterpillars ...