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Is this a Case Moth?
May 15, 2021, 06:00 PM
mark123Is this a Case Moth?
The wife was planting flowers today and came across this on our Red Dragon Maple.
Is it a case moth? Should we dispose of it or leave it alone?
May 15, 2021, 06:04 PM
ZSMICHAELLooks like it. Send this photo to County Agricultural Agent. They will know.
May 15, 2021, 06:05 PM
mark123I googled some more and it may be bag worms and that has got to go.
May 15, 2021, 06:11 PM
MikeinNCBag worms
You need to spray your trees with these with Bifen IT or another type product, or they will hatch and kill all your bushes/trees.
Don’t wait, don’t put it off.
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sig77Looks like a bag worm…
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x0225095Bag worm
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May 15, 2021, 06:48 PM
mark123quote:
Originally posted by MikeinNC:
Bag worms
You need to spray your trees with these with Bifen IT or another type product, or they will hatch and kill all your bushes/trees.
Don’t wait, don’t put it off.
i just happen to have some bifenthrin. I pulled the sack off of the tree and crushed it. I couldn't find any more.
May 15, 2021, 06:51 PM
Johnny 3eaglesSpray as others have noted, but, in addition, you
CAN snip the thing off as well. Look around for more too.
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May 15, 2021, 06:53 PM
kimber1911We had bag worms and 12 trees between our house and neighbors.
Treated too late.
Bag Worms are nothing you want to put off.
Do more than crush, burn those little devils.
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architectI agree with the bag worm diagnoses. These are evil little buggers that will destroy your shrubs, they are especially harmful to evergreens. Inside each bag is a "worm" (actually a caterpillar) that comes out to feed at night. The bag protects them from birds and other predators during the day. They spin a new bag each morning so most you see will be empty. You have to use a pesticide that works by ingestion, i.e. when they eat foliage sprayed with it, the bag also protects them from insecticides that work by contact. Being diligent about picking bags off and destroying them in other ways (kill it with fire!) will work, but you have to do this every day for a span of weeks to get them all.
The caterpillars are black and filled with partially-digested bright green plant goo. I used to feed them to my 5" Jack Dempsey who took quite a liking to them.