Fuzzy Black Caterpillars

Observation: I noticed that there were a lot of furry black caterpillers everywhere on the mountainside. This is unusual. What is this going to mean for the tundra next year? Fawn Silas, Nondalton Tribal Council

Photo courtesy of Fawn Silas, to view larger images of the caterpillars go to our Flickr URL: link

LEO says: This post has been shared with the Statewide IPM Technian, UAF Cooperative Extension Service. Please also see post entitled, "Thousands of Black and Gold Caterpillars" from our August 2014 LEO Network (link) map.