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Have tent caterpillars ever become pests?

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Periodically they become serious orchard pests and occur in large enough numbers to defoliate whole trees and damage the fruit. it has been linked to mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS), in which apparently healthy mares experience high rates (more than 70% in experimental studies) of aborted fetuses or stillborn foals.

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