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Looks like I've lost a lot of preferable trees on my property due to the late freeze and some kind of stinking web worm! Some trees were beginning to bloom when the late freeze hit, less than two weeks ago, and now there's nothing on them. Looks like the dead of winter. Some of the trees have been stripped of nearly every leaf by the worms. All the trees on my property are stressed due to the 3 year drought and intense heat we'd experienced the last three years. It looks like the drought may be over for us as we've enjoyed copious amounts of rain this year, at least here where I live. I've lost at least 5 acres of trees, if not more. I just don't know if they'll come back or if I need to cut them down. I've got a 70+ tall oak that has died, probably struck by lightning. I'll have to pay to have it dropped as it's about 5 ft. away from my fence close to 8 ft. in diameter. Found another in the woods that is deader than hell too. I hate losing these majestic giants for I will not live long enough to see anything I replant get that large.

I would wait before you just go and cut them down..Last year we experienced a very early spring followed by a cold snap that caused havoc on most of the trees...The hackberry trees took it especially hard...

Helpful info on those tent catepillars.

https://insects.tamu.edu/extension/publications/epubs/e-218.cfm

Bob, I still have cedars and post oaks dying from the drought of 2011.

That ain't them buddy. These are like inch worms and they come down out of the trees on a single string of web. I sprayed my new Shumard Oak that I planted in March with Tengard and it is killing the heck out of those little bastages! I paid $39.00 for one quart, but 1 ounce diluted in one gallon of water will kill every creepy crawly critter known to mankind......It's good for all kinds of insects, including ticks and fleas.

I've seen those worms that you are describing around here too.