Dept of Agriculture Department Announces Defoliating Caterpillar Outbreak in Western Maryland

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Press Release: Maryland Dept. of Agriculture

ANNAPOLIS, MD (June 6, 2025)– The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced populations of spring hardwood defoliating caterpillars have reached outbreak levels in Garrett, Allegany, and Washington Counties, causing widespread leaf damage to hardwood trees, especially oaks. While trees are not dead, over the next few weeks affected trees will take a similar appearance to that of trees Read the Rest...

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