Do they have Treecattle in northern Virginia?

Question

you know those little yellow and black bugs that are herded on your tree? I dunno why but those bugs really creep me out because when they are disturbed they scatter for awhile then join back together. I was wondering if they have them in northern Virginia. does any one know?

Heres a picture I found on the web

http://insects.tamu.edu/images/insects/common/images/a-txt/aimg35.html

Answer 1

Ok those are a little weird :-)

Answer 2

Actually, treecattle are the good guys!

Answer 3

Yes I'm pretty sure they are there too.  This is from the link below.

Tree Cattle

(09/14/2007) Herd of insects

This was taken Sept 13th, 2007 at about 6:00 pm in central Virginia on a maple tree.  The insects were a half inch long and kept together in a herd. My daughter separated one for a closer look and when we put it back and it realized it's herd was there, it ran back into the group like a baby duck. Thanks

J.

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/Psocoptera.h...