After I had just delivered a Christmas message at one of my churches in Canton, a friend I've know for 30 years was sitting across the table from me and asked about his old hedge of arborvitae. These ...

Have you noticed an inexplicable yellowing or defoliation in your shrubs and trees? A close and careful look through the branches might reveal the culprit in clever camouflage: bagworms. Devastatingly ...

A friend of mine from the pool who was rehabbing a broken arm gave me a call a few weeks ago about these little pinecones on her arborvitae. I said okay, I would like to see this issue. She invited me ...

It’s that time of year. Yes, we have to deal with it, like it or not. It’s time to control bagworms. They are easily recognizable. They build cone-shaped homes that hang like Japanese lanterns from ...

WEBVTT IT IS GOING TO BE MISERABLY HOT. THE FORECAST IS COMING UP FOR IT -- IS COMING UP. THEY ARE A MUNCHING MENACE AND EAT DOZENS OF SPECIES OF TREES AND SHRUBS. SO WHAT CAN YOU DO TO STOP THE ...

The AgCenter has gotten several calls the past few weeks about strange-looking bugs eating ornamentals. The culprit turned out to be bagworms, the caterpillar stage of moths in the Psychidae family.

Winter is the perfect time to scout for three of the most devastating pests of eastern trees: the eastern tent caterpillar, gypsy moth and bagworm. All cause early spring defoliation of trees.

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 ...