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Rick Lindroth at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that spongy moth caterpillars strip aspen tree foliage, increasing tree defenses and causing harm to a native species.

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such as the native silk moth Anthereae polyphemus, which feeds on aspen from mid- to late summer. From May through June 2021, spongy moth caterpillars ate nearly every green leaf in our aspen forest.