Have you been noticing anything weird with your coniferous trees and or shrubs? Are your "pine cones" looking a little funny? Well, look closely because they may not actually be pine cones. It could be bagworms! What destructive little creatures these things are!
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| Sneaky little creatures. |
They enjoy stripping the needles off of your conifers and can even eat leaves of the susceptible deciduous varieties. They hang out as eggs inside of these bags that look like pine cones over the winter and then hatch in late spring to summer. They reuse the bag as a hideout throughout their feeding frenzy.
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| Don't let it get to this point! |
The best way to treat the problem is to catch it early and to handpick the bags off of the plant. If left untreated and the population grows, they can do enough damage to kill the plant! So look closely at your conifers to see if you find any small ice cream cone shaped structures that could be potential homes for bagworms.
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| Get Picking! |
If you have any more questions, leave one in the comments, give us a call, stop in for a visit, or check out University of Kentucky's website for more information.
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