Experts report that eastern tent caterpillar eggs have begun hatching in central Kentucky, just as leaf buds are swelling on wild cherry trees. While it is too early to tell what 2011 levels will be, ...

Inspect fruit trees for tent caterpillar egg masses. Eggs appear as dark brown or gray masses that encircle small twigs (see tinyurl.com/dy9d62b). Prune these twigs or destroy the egg clusters by ...