Jean,

I just read in the paper that there is a new caterpillar in E. Mass that is
decimating leaves and that is on top of the worst year for other
caterpillars ever. One possibility is that the intense cold killed the wasps
or beetles that prey on the larvae.

The caterpillars are overwhelming us here in W. Mass. Gypsy moths, tent
caterpillars, and a whole bunch of little ones we have no idea what they
are. They've chomped my Chionoides rhododendrons down to the stem and when I
went to the garden center this week I saw that theirs had big holes in them
too.

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"Jean B." wrote in message
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Does anyone have any idea what is killing barberries in
Massachusetts? I live in a suburb west of Boston, and I just
noticed yesterday that there are some totally dead branches on one
of our barberries that had looked wonderfully healthy before that.
I was sort-of wondering whether the neighbor had poisoned them,
but when driving around this area, I see others that are totally
defunct or seemingly headed in that direction. If there is
anything I can do about this, I obviously want to. Thanks.
--
Jean B.