Gypsy moth caterpillars are wreaking havoc across upstate New York. Locals fear the threat of long-term damage to trees, but experts urge caution.

Gypsy moth caterpillars are particularly populous in in Clinton, Warren, Saratoga, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Yates and Orleans counties, the DEC said. They’ve damaged a number of oak trees in ...

A gypsy moth caterpillar walks along a tree branch in this file photo. (Mel Evans/AP) If gypsy moth caterpillars have taken over oaks or other trees around your property, you're probably familiar ...

Gypsy moth caterpillars are out in numbers not seen in over a decade. Sebastian Willnow/picture alliance via Getty Images Caterpillars from a species that has exploded in population in upstate New ...

More: Gypsy moth caterpillars are ravaging upstate New York trees, raining down feces There are ways to address the caterpillar and moth's damage to trees. Here's what to know.

BOSTON (CBS) - The pesky gypsy moth caterpillars are back and experts say it will be one of our worst years on record. Now is the time homeowners should take action. Read: Gypy Moth Facts ...

The gypsy moth caterpillars start to pupate and, by the first or second week of July, are fully mature adult moths. Here is something to keep in mind: Gypsy moth populations fluctuate, ...

European gypsy moth caterpillars eat the foliage of hundreds of trees. The outbreak is “devastating” in the Northeast.

Photo: Getty. One of the biggest outbreaks of the Gypsy moth caterpillar took place in 1981, when the bugs made their way across the Northeastern states.

Reports of dead and dying gypsy moth caterpillars are now beginning to come in to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station from various communities across eastern Connecticut, a top state ...

It’s a scene repeated throughout eastern Connecticut. Several Gypsy Moth caterpillars can be seen crawling on a Long Cove Road home in the Gales Ferry section of town. On the ground you can a… ...