Cobwebs in the hedgerows?

[difflock]

See images, about a 1/2 mile stretch near Ahoghill, Co Antrim.

The hedges appear to be Quickthorn/Hawthorn, but dead or dying?

First time in my life I have seen this phenomena.

Marcus

[skyhuck]

I've seen it before on trees, I think its caused by caterpillars.

[Paddy1000111]

Ermine moth caterpillars are the ones. Got them in my village! 

[Will C]

I’ve seen similar but never to that scale.

[difflock]

40 minutes ago, Will C said:

I’ve seen similar but never to that scale.

The wife has corrected me, nearer 2 miles she says, so 2 miles it was(I was more foccussed on avoiding other rush hour traffic on a twisty country road)

Edited June 14, 2021 by difflock

[Will C]

1 minute ago, difflock said:

Thw wife has corrected me, nearer 2 miles she says, so 2 miles it was(I was more foccussed on avoiding other rush hour traffic on a twisty country road)

Wow I’ve only seen a single tree or a few yards of hedge

[daveatdave]

saw a small stretch near Harrogate the other day 

[Peasgood]

I have seen a lot of it all over the place mostly individual trees/bushes, my missus wouldn't believe me when I said what it was. Must be a good/bad year for them.

[Stere]

Kilkeel: Orchard Ermine moth larvae strip hawthorn hedgerows

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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A mild winter is blamed for an explosion of a pest that can devastate hawthorn hedgerows.

 

[openspaceman]

13 minutes ago, Stere said:

Kilkeel: Orchard Ermine moth larvae strip hawthorn hedgerows

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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A mild winter is blamed for an explosion of a pest that can devastate hawthorn hedgerows.

 

I think it could be Hawthorn Webber Moth although Antrim may be a little far north for it