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By Meredith Gorfein
Rappahannock News Writer
The cankerworm (Paleacrita vernata) has been causing some concern in the Castle Mountain area of the County.
The dictionary verifies what the eyes can see: the larvae are harmful to fruit and shade trees because they feed on the fruit and foliage.
But they’re not that harmful.
A month ago the trees on Castle Mountain were severely defoliated because the worms had been chomping on the foliage for about six weeks.
Then without fanfare, they stopped feeding and disappeared.
According to Herbert Reynolds, the Virginia Department of Forestry Technician serving Rappahannock and Culpeper, cankerworms belong here — they’re a native pest.
They come with the territory, and they’re part of a cycle.
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