My next door neighbor came over last night with a bag full of what looked like buds of some sort from her cedar tree. Then she told me, keep watching them or pick one of them up. The "bud" started gyrating and moving and there is obviously some sort of worm inside this casing that looks like it belongs on the tree. It was downright spooky.
Has anyone else encountered this problem? Since I also have cedar trees, I don't want them to become infected with this squirmy thing.
Please help!
CaroleS
Bugs in Cedar Trees
Bagworms. Simplest to hand-pick them off if they can be reached.
Resin
Agree with Resin; hand removal is cost-effective on plants where you can reach them all.
If you have larger/older trees, then one of the BT (Bacillus thuringiensis) products labeled for bagworms is the way to go. It is targeted to kill the caterpillar that is eating the foliage, and not any beneficial insect or other fauna that may waywardly encounter this type of insecticide.
You'll want to get it on the tree before the bagworm caterpillars get very large, though. They have to eat foliage with the BT pesticide on it in order to kill them. They die quicker (and do less damage) when they are little. As they enlarge, they quickly strip green foliage from branches.
Thanks for your help. Guess I'll go over and help her hand pick all the critters as the tree is only about 6 feet tall. After removal, what would be the best way to dispose of the little bags with the worms inside?
CaroleS
Put them on the ground and stamp on them!
Resin
...and then mail them to Resin...
Yeah, I need the extra protein!
;-)
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