| 31. | The most sophisticated examples of recruitment communication have been described from the tent caterpillars ( " Malacosoma " ).
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| 32. | In the spring of 2001, Kentucky had experienced an extraordinarily heavy infestation of eastern tent caterpillars ( ETCs ).
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| 33. | The prime suspects include combinations of unusual factors, from tent caterpillars to wild cherry trees to a microscopic fungus.
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| 34. | University of Kentucky scientists and area vets are pointing to Eastern tent caterpillars as the source of the outbreak.
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| 35. | Forest tent caterpillars are ectotherms so they rely on sources of heat from the environment to raise their body temperatures.
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| 36. | "We also noted heavy infestations of tent caterpillars in both of those previous years, just as we've seen this year.
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| 37. | Eastern tent caterpillar larvae are active and vulnerable in early May, when the redbud and saucer magnolias are in bloom.
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| 38. | Tent caterpillars are readily recognized because they are diurnal and build conspicuous silk tents in the branches of host trees.
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| 39. | Rood & Riddle participated in a number of studies and helped determine that eastern tent caterpillars were responsible for the outbreak.
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| 40. | But given that the Mariners are dropping down more frequently than the region's tent caterpillars, Piniella isn't investing in the presumption.
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