Poplar (Populus)-Satin moth

Leucoma salicis

Pest description and crop damage Brownish caterpillars with white spots on back.

Management-chemical control

See:

Spray in late summer when larvae are seen.

For more information

Johnson, W.T. and H.H. Lyon (1991), Insects That Feed on Trees and Shrubs, 2nd ed., Cornell University Press (p. 158).