[Cdt-l] tent caterpillar blight in NM

[Scott Williams]

We were covered with catarpillar poop every morning several weeks ago.  It
looks like coffee grounds, so maybe we should try a morning hot drink.
Shroomer

On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Helen <mhelcat at aol.com> wrote:

>  If they are, make sure to have a huge feast!  Got to do you part to
> control the buggers
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jun 8, 2012, at 2:54 PM, Ronyon <ronyon at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>   Are they edible?
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On Jun 8, 2012, at 11:15 AM, Brett <blisterfree at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>     Currently on the trail in northern New Mexico, and I'm surprised no
> one else has commented on the tent caterpillar aspen blight. North of Ghost
> Ranch, particularly from Harris Bear Spring environs onward, aspen
> defoliation and/or mortality approaches 100% in many places, and there are
> a LOT of aspen stands in this neck of the woods. The problem seems to be
> reaching a crescendo currently from Hopewell Lake to, well, I'm not sure
> where as I'm still knee-deep in wriggling biomass with no end in sight.
> Anyplace within a quarter mile of the nearest aspen stand means having
> caterpillars crawling up your leg and falling out of the sky within mere
> seconds of stopping for a rest break. The little bastards are all consuming.
>
> Have hikers experienced this problem in years past, and does anyone have a
> reasonable guess for where things are headed? It seems to be spreading
> south, checked by desert regions, as the San Pedro Parks area (and nearly
> everyplace farther south I've explored in New Mexico) seems to be doing
> okay.
>
> -blisterfree
>
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