Q: I had those bagworms that hang at the end of the branches last year. Is there anything I can do to prevent them this year? A: This is the PERFECT time to ask about the dreaded bagworm. The little ...
If the trees and shrubs around your gardens are looking a bit worse for wear — with browning leaves, bare branches, or they're just not bouncing back from winter — you certainly aren't alone. While ...
Submitted photo Shown is the damage done by bagworms. Destructive bagworm populations have exploded in our area over the last few years and are sadly destroying many people’s backyard landscapes. I am ...
As I remember, I had a large quantity of bagworms last year. How do I prevent that this year? — A.P. You are correct — last year we had what some called a “bumper crop” of bagworms. It seems like they ...
Bagworms have hatched around the Miami Valley area. If you have had issues with these pests in the pasts, you need to check your trees and shrubs, especially evergreens, closely. Bagworms are ...
The dreaded bagworms are set to return and start munching away on our landscape plants. Unless treated at the appropriate time, bagworms can cause irreversible damage. Consider this your yearly ...
Did you ever play hide-and-seek as a kid? I’m sure many of you did. A common landscape pest plays, well, just “hide” with us on our evergreens – the bagworm. The insect does it not by hiding in the ...
In the past several years, we have seen an astounding number of bagworms in Shawnee County. As with most insects, populations rise and fall with weather conditions and food availability. Typically, we ...
Evergreen bagworms, those nasty little buggers, have really reared their ugly head this year. This year, for sure, is a bumper crop for bagworms. Bagworms will feed on a wide variety of trees and ...
I received an email from Extension entomologist Dr. Erik Rebek recently, and he used the term “bumper crop” in reference to the quantity of bagworms being found in northern and eastern Oklahoma this ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Caterpillars that are camouflage experts and known to cause damage to a variety of plants are now hatching in Ohio. Joe Boggs, an assistant professor with Ohio State University ...
First it was the Japanese beetles. Then it was the high temperatures. What’s next?? Bagworms. That’s right, bagworms. Many landscapes have already been infested by crafty creatures who are the masters ...