‘Is this the year of another caterpillargeddon?’ People in northern B.C. are spotting more tent caterpillars [Video]

In trees, gardens, and even on sidewalks — people across northern B.C. are spotting dark-coloured, fuzzy caterpillars with little spots on their backs and wondering if another tent caterpillar outbreak is on the horizon. 

From Prince George to Taylor, people are posting pictures of them on social media, asking if this will be the year the insects return in mass numbers. 

Chad Wiebe works at the Two Rivers Art Gallery in downtown Prince George and he said he’s noticed tent caterpillars dangling from the trees that line the sidewalk in front of the building. 

“They are a little bit creepy when they are just hanging about and they can get in your hair and fall on you.” 

Dodging tent caterpillars as he’s heading into work isn’t a new experience for Wiebe, who said he’s familiar with the population booms that have plagued the city in the past. 

“Every time they …