BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 10, 2020
White, silky and seemingly appearing out of nowhere webs are starting to cover leaves and even entire branches of trees around the state. But while it might look like something out of a scary spider movie, in this case the real web builders are quite benign. The insect responsible for the large webs is the fall webworm. And there’s good news: they pose no real danger to trees, humans or pets. “The fall webworms are on the march,” according to James Dill, pest management specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension. “There is no reason to panic if you see them on your trees,” he said. “You may see some brown leaves and your tree may look ugly, but it will be fine.”