April 10, 2020
Greet the Woollybear Caterpillars
If you have been taking more walks than normal this spring, then you may have noticed banded woollybear caterpillars crossing the sidewalk. Woollybears are robust, black and orange fuzzy caterpillars. These almost fully-grown caterpillars are seen in the fall as well. Woollybears spend the whole winter as caterpillars so the ones you are seeing now are the same ones you saw last fall (well, probably not the EXACT same caterpillar, but part of the same generation). The ones you are seeing now made it through the whole winter and are now looking for a bit more to eat b
Mole Problems Surface in the Home Lawn
Moles have returned to the soil surface from their overwintering depths. Consequently, tunnels and mounds are showing up in the lawn. See the picture below and our online article in the HHPN Encyclopedia.