Caterpillarmageddon 2025
The Western Tent Caterpillars are back. Again.
Story and photos by Minesh Bacrania
It's springtime in Los Alamos - the daffodils and irises are blooming, the trees are leafing out, the people are sneezing, and those weird silk nests of wriggling caterpillars are popping up in trees all over town. Boomtown can't help with the yardwork or allergies, but we did contact Los Alamos arborist Miguel Hoffman to learn more about the (perhaps misunderstood) creatures.
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