Just too many of them (they call it an "outbreak") and they do eat foliage. Lacy Oak must be especially like candy to them, all the leaves are in tatters!
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad