The tent caterpillar may be chewing its way through swathes of forest foliage, but there's no danger of harm to trees, says expert.

Tammi Hanowskirsquo's yard is carpeted in forest tent caterpillars.

The North Shore is discovering what life is like under moth rule. Eclipses of moths have been flitting, fluttering and generally wreaking havoc around any light source over the past week.

An infestation of tussock moths, which have the ability to quickly kill healthy Douglas fir trees, is on the move in British Columbia and the Ministry of Forests says it has now been found further north than ever before.

While there is no risk to human health, the species of moth can decimate forests