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Name: garden_luv baltimore, md  ramyagaddam Jun 20, 2018 7:43 AM CST |
Hi, We live near Baltimore. There is a small pine tree in our front yard. It kind of started to become brown(thought due to hot sun), but it was still lot alive. We also planted Rocket hybrid flowers beside it. We went for a vacation and by the time we came back, the tree is full brown, the Rocket hybrid started blooming, but the bugs started eating the leaves and also weirdest thing, it is climbing up on the walls. There are lots of them. on the ground and hanging on to the dead pine tree. It is carrying the leaf material and covered in it. Please help.      |
Name: Greg Chrislip Memphis, TN (Zone 7b)      GregC Jun 20, 2018 8:54 AM CST |
| Snail case bagworms? If so would love specimens. Entomologist |
Name: garden_luv baltimore, md ramyagaddam Jun 20, 2018 8:58 AM CST |
| Yes, after some more research, found it to be bagworms. But, how can I eliminate them. |
Name: Greg Chrislip Memphis, TN (Zone 7b) GregC Jun 20, 2018 9:41 AM CST |
| At full development size before turning into moths, chemicals are pretty useless for control. The best thing now is to handpick them and then straight into a container of hot soapy water. The female moth remains caterpillar-like and never leaves the bag. Don't ask the mating ritual (males fly) LOL. The female dies in the bags after laying eggs and larvae are protected until hatching next season. Entomologist |
Name: garden_luv baltimore, md ramyagaddam Jun 20, 2018 10:04 AM CST |
| Oh my God.. there are so many.. cannot hand pick them. Will check for local Garden helpers. Thanks Greg. |
Name: Greg Chrislip Memphis, TN (Zone 7b) GregC Jun 20, 2018 10:23 AM CST |
| This leaflet from Perdue provides control measures that would be effective in your area https://extension.entm.purdue.... Entomologist |
Name: Sally central Maryland Seriously addicted to kettle chips.             sallyg Jun 21, 2018 7:03 AM CST |
| At least, the Arborvitae (probably) that they were eating is about the only thing I have seen them consume. Get that removed, plant something else in fall. i'm pretty OK today, how are you? ;^) |
Name: Greg Chrislip Memphis, TN (Zone 7b) GregC Jun 21, 2018 7:36 AM CST |
sallyg said:At least, the Arborvitae (probably) that they were eating is about the only thing I have seen them consume. Get that removed, plant something else in fall. They have a very high host plant range, I've found them on these palnts: 1. Abies concolor- Concolor fir 2. Cedrus atlantica- Blue atlas cedar 3. Cercis canadensis-Eastern redbud 4. Chamaecyparis pisifera-False cypress 5. Diospyros-Persimmon 6. Gleditsia triacanthos-Honey locust 7. Hypericum-St. John's wort 8. Juniperus virginiana-Eastern red cedar 9. Liquidambar styraciflua-American sweetgum and Juniperus virginiana- Eastern red cedar 10. Malus 'Sutyzam' Sugar Tyme-Sugar Tyme crabapple 11. Malus-flowering crabapple (variety unknown) 12. Picea omorika 'Pendula Bruns' –Serbian spruce 13. Picea pungens –Blue spruce 14. Picea sp.-spruce 15. Pinus strobus –Eastern white pine 16. Pyracantha-Firethorn 17. Quercus bicolor - swamp white oak 18. Quercus macrocarpa- bur oak 19. Ribes aureum-golden currant 20. Robinia pseudoacacia- black locust 21. Rosa-Rose (domestic-cultivar unknown) 22. Taxodium distichum- Bald cypress 23. Tamarix-salt cedar 24. Thuja-Arborvitae Entomologist |
Name: Sally central Maryland Seriously addicted to kettle chips. sallyg Jun 21, 2018 9:00 AM CST |
Thanks for the information Greg. (Must be arborvitae is the most commonly planted favorite of theirs in suburban landscaping around me  )i'm pretty OK today, how are you? ;^) |
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