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The most devastating damage the bagworm leaves behind is found on evergreens such as junipers and arborvitae. Courtesy Johnson County Extension As the growing season ends and the leaves begin to fall ...

These bagworms have completed feeding as larvae and fixed their bags to arborvitae stems to pupate into adults. Although more commonly noted on evergreens, this bagworm is actively feeding on ...

Q. I have 20 arborvitae trees in my backyard. This fall I’ve noticed I have a lot of bagworm nests. So far I have removed at least 60 of these nests. Prior years’ infestations have been very limited.

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 ...

Early in June, bagworms hatch from eggs which over-wintered in the old bags and start to spin their own bags. During June, July and August, bagworms chomp away on their favorite treats: pine, spruce, ...

The bagworm is a perennial insect pest of arborvitae, juniper, pine, spruce and many other evergreen species. It also attacks certain deciduous trees such as black locust, honeylocust and sycamore.

If you have coniferous evergreens like juniper, leyland cypress or arborvitae, now is the time to start looking for bagworms feeding on your plants. Bagworms are one-eighth- to almost 2-inch-long ...

Bagworm - the name is so descriptive. A bag of plant material covers a voracious plant-eating caterpillar. Once you have experienced an infestation of bagworms, you always remember what they look like ...

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 ...