This should have loaded back on June 20:
The cankerworm season finally seems to be over. Latin name paleacrita vernata, the spring canckerworm, loopworm, or inchworm can really hit a tree-laden city like we have. It was supposed to be one of the bad years but the rain helped keep the ickyness factor down.
I remember as a kid, having to change my route home from school for those two weeks to a route with more widely spaced trees to avoid the dangling worms. Finding one crawling on you wasn't as bad as the silken threads that you could feel but not find to remove. Even to this day, I'm willing to let the lawn go a bit rather than mow under the trees. That or bundle up and keep an eye out while mowing.
David
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