Joe wrote:

Years ago I used to get worms off of the leafs of these trees at a certain
time of the year ( I can't remember which month) and use them for cat fish
bait. They were about the best bait I ever have seen for cat fish. I
haven't seen any of these leaf worms for many years. The question I have is
do they only appear periodically every so many years? I've been watching but
haven't seen any.
Thanks for your opinions.


I planted several catalpas a few years back here in Eastern Oklahoma
with the express wish of getting some of these worms for bait but I
have yet to see my first one. Nowhere within a radius of 20 miles have
I seen a catalpa with worms--I don't think the neighbors would like it
if I were to import and sow some of these critters on my trees.

Bill