Josh Clark

So for the most part, you want to just leave them alone.

Well, let's talk about gregarious caterpillars, because those are the ones that really are problematic.

They can, on a bad year or a good year for the gregarious caterpillars, they can consume up to...

quarter of the leaves in a forest.

And if they attack the same tree enough times, they'll kill a tree.

So gypsy moth caterpillars are gregarious and they're well known for killing trees just from eating the leaves off of it.

That's how much damage they can do.

And they can also harm crops too.

So gregarious caterpillars you actually probably do want to get rid of if you come across it.

But the key is prevention.

Like you look for the eggs which form a ring around like a tree branch and take care of those then.

Like don't try to deal with them later.

It's going to be too late.

You want to be proactive.

They say the best defense is shooting your poop five feet away from you.

Can't you just see somebody trying to get rid of caterpillars and be like, uh-oh, and they just started a wildfire?

It's hilarious if you think about it.

Well, can I talk about one more thing you don't want to talk about just for a second?

Because I think it's kind of nuts as well.

Okay.