May 26, 2017 had brought a “plague” of webworm larva to a beautiful plum tree outside of Lindenwood. I wrote about the saga a few weeks after it happened (part 1 and part 2), and the lesson in biodiversity that it offered us. The tree re-foliated nearly completely that summer.
I noticed that the worms were back in 2018. I remember taking a picture, but can’t find it at the moment.
Unsurprisingly, I saw on June 5th that they are back again for the 3rd year in a row (at least).
It looks like we are going to see how resilient this tree is! Until then, we wish a happy feast for all the fat baby bluebirds and red-headed woodpeckers.
