David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Bagworm larvae are active in Georgetown. I usually get a couple of phone calls towards the end of summer asking what to do with heavily defoliated hedges and privacy screening trees. By then, control is… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to John Hochmuth for correctly identifying last week’s challenge as a young bagworm. This is the best time to treat for bagworm, particularly in windbreak trees that have had them previously. This from Brian… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu and Tracy Wootten, Extension Horticulture Agent, wootten@udel.edu Begin scouting conifer windbreaks for small bagworm ‘dunce caps’ or ‘ice cream cones’. Small bagworms hold their conical bags upright. These are early instar larvae. We have now… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist; owensd@udel.edu Last year we received a few complaints of bagworms defoliating windbreak trees. Right now, bagworms are still small enough that they should be susceptible to B.t. or a spinosad. The oldie goodies (carbaryl, acephate) are… Continue Reading
