{"id":1103,"date":"2025-06-24T16:15:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T16:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2025-08-27T19:36:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:36:26","slug":"fall-webworm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/fall-webworm\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Webworm"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Fall Webworm (<em>Hyphantria cunea<\/em>)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>GDD Window (base 50): 1266-1795<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h4><strong>Overview:<\/strong>\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Mostly visual concerns\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Feeds within silken webs which encircle branches, twigs, and leaves\u00a0 <\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Similar web to eastern tent caterpillars\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1170\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\">Fall webworm makes webs at the tips of branches, and never leaves the protective webbing\u00a0\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">When more food is needed, the boundaries of the web are extended\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Larvae may feed for a few weeks before webs become apparent\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Webs are most noticeable near the end of the larvae feeding periods\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Pupate in late summer\/early fall and overwinter in the soil\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">First generation is in late May and June, and is usually small, while <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">the second generation can cause outbreaks\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Caterpillars are pale yellow to greenish, with dark spots or stripes, <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">covered in hairs, and either a black or red head<\/span>\u200b\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1170\" data-aria-posinset=\"11\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">When disturbed, exhibit a synchronized jerking motion\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Leave behind\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">frass<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and skeletonized leaves within the webs\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"13\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Cause defoliation\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"540\" data-aria-posinset=\"14\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Host plants:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">more than 100 species of trees<\/span>\u200b\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"15\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Mulberry, ash, elm, linden, sweetgum, willow, walnut, hickory, <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">oak, apple, other fruit trees\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Management:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Cultural Practices:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Natural predators:<\/span><\/b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"> fall webworm is\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">native, so has many natural predators <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">and parasitoids to keep populations in <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">check<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Encourage beneficial insect <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">populations<\/span>\u200b\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li data-charcodes=\"167\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1980\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Food and water sources<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"167\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1980\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Use less pesticides<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Prune out nests<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Prune out unsightly webs or rip them <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">open with a stick or jet stream of water <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">to destroy the caterpillars<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Materials:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Contact insecticides:<\/span><\/b>\u200b\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Pyrethroids [3]: &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">thrins<\/span>\u200b\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"167\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1980\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Lambda-cyhalothrin, cyfluthrin<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Carbamates [1A]: carbaryl<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Systemic insecticides:<\/span><\/b>\u200b\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Chlorantraniliprole [28]<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Acephate<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(translaminar)<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"540\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Considerations:<\/span><\/b>\u200b\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Most will harm non-target species<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Biorationals:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Horticultural oils &amp; soaps<\/span>\u200b\n<ul>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Young instars only<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Bt<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0[11]:\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Bacillus\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">thuringensis<\/span><\/i>\u200b\n<ul>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Young instars only<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Spinosyns [5]:\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">spinosad<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Resources:<\/strong>\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu\/landscape-pest-notes-for-july-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Landscape Pest Notes for July 2023 &#8211; PPA<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1104\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1104\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1104\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/aaa-Fall-webworm-16-massive-tent-2-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/aaa-Fall-webworm-16-massive-tent-2-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/aaa-Fall-webworm-16-massive-tent-2.jpg 713w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It is rare when the entire tree is enveloped by fall webworm webbing. (Photo Credit: Steven K. Rettke, Rutgers Coop. Ext.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1105\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1105\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/aaa-Fall-webworm-13-red-headed-strain-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/aaa-Fall-webworm-13-red-headed-strain-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/aaa-Fall-webworm-13-red-headed-strain.jpg 709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The semi-transparent webbing allows the red-headed strain of the fall webworm caterpillars to be observed. (Photo Credit: Steven K. Rettke, Rutgers Coop. Ext.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1106\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1106\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/aaa-Fall-webworm-12-nest-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/aaa-Fall-webworm-12-nest-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/aaa-Fall-webworm-12-nest.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fall webworm webbing will always be found at branch terminals. (Photo Credit: Steven K. Rettke, Rutgers Coop. Ext.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<h6><span class=\"LineBox SCXP56887253 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\">Disclaimer<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\"> &#8211; Materials do not cover all possible control scenarios and are intended for licensed professionals. Tradenames do not imply\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBox SCXP56887253 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\">endorsement and are used as examples. You must strictly follow the label for each compound prior to use. 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Always discuss\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBox SCXP56887253 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\">treatments with your local agents.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@C00000,,\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\">Note: Neonicotinoids can only be legally applied in commercial agriculture settings by licensed <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBox SCXP56887253 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@C00000,,\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\">applicators.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@3B7F23,9,18:76000\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\">Guidelines and recommendations made in this presentation are specific to the state of New Jersey.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fall Webworm (Hyphantria cunea) GDD Window (base 50): 1266-1795 Overview:\u200b\u200b\u200b Mostly visual concerns\u00a0\u00a0\u200b Feeds within silken webs which encircle branches, twigs, and leaves\u00a0 \u200b Similar web to eastern tent caterpillars\u00a0\u00a0\u200b &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/fall-webworm\/\" class=\"\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3407,"featured_media":1105,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pests"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Fall Webworm - Nursery IPM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/fall-webworm\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fall Webworm - Nursery IPM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Fall Webworm (Hyphantria cunea) GDD Window (base 50): 1266-1795 Overview:\u200b\u200b\u200b Mostly visual concerns\u00a0\u00a0\u200b Feeds within silken webs which encircle branches, twigs, and leaves\u00a0 \u200b Similar web to eastern tent caterpillars\u00a0\u00a0\u200b &hellip; Read More\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/fall-webworm\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nursery IPM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-24T16:15:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-27T19:36:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/aaa-Fall-webworm-13-red-headed-strain.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"709\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"537\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Erin O. 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