Comments on: Bagging the Bag Worms http://wildeherb.com/2006/04/27/bag-worms-tent-caterpillars/ WildeHerb is a collection of wild herb and wildflower sightings. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:13:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Dwayne http://wildeherb.com/2006/04/27/bag-worms-tent-caterpillars/#comment-998 Dwayne Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:09:58 +0000 http://wildeherb.com/?p=22#comment-998 Here in Texas, bagworms run just about rampant amongst our pecan trees. They're irritating...not particularly dangerous to the tree, but just so ugly. Since they're in the pecan trees, killing them or removing them by hand is not an option. I have infestations up to 20' above ground level. Any suggestions on how to get rid of them? Here in Texas, bagworms run just about rampant amongst our pecan trees. They’re irritating…not particularly dangerous to the tree, but just so ugly. Since they’re in the pecan trees, killing them or removing them by hand is not an option. I have infestations up to 20′ above ground level. Any suggestions on how to get rid of them?

]]> By: wilde http://wildeherb.com/2006/04/27/bag-worms-tent-caterpillars/#comment-371 wilde Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:31:36 +0000 http://wildeherb.com/?p=22#comment-371 Jennia, sounds like you could live without the bag worms, too! Sometimes chemicals can help us, but I guess you had big problems in the monoculture pecan farm. I'm curious if you intercropped any grass or other herb-type plant between the pecan trees? Not that it would help the bag worm problem, just wondering. Why does my mind ALWAYS picture a pecan pie when someone says the word 'pecan'?! Jennia, sounds like you could live without the bag worms, too! Sometimes chemicals can help us, but I guess you had big problems in the monoculture pecan farm. I’m curious if you intercropped any grass or other herb-type plant between the pecan trees? Not that it would help the bag worm problem, just wondering.

Why does my mind ALWAYS picture a pecan pie when someone says the word ‘pecan’?!

]]> By: Jennia Beecher http://wildeherb.com/2006/04/27/bag-worms-tent-caterpillars/#comment-24 Jennia Beecher Mon, 05 Jun 2006 14:11:07 +0000 http://wildeherb.com/?p=22#comment-24 Hi. I owned a pecan farm for many years. Bag worms also attack pecan trees. It can really be a nightmare to farmers if they are not kept under control. With so many trees we had no other option than using chemicals. I lived in Georgia at the time so I guess thay are all up and down the east coast. Don't know about anywhere else. Hi. I owned a pecan farm for many years. Bag worms also attack pecan trees. It can really be a nightmare to farmers if they are not kept under control. With so many trees we had no other option than using chemicals. I lived in Georgia at the time so I guess thay are all up and down the east coast. Don’t know about anywhere else.

]]> By: wilde http://wildeherb.com/2006/04/27/bag-worms-tent-caterpillars/#comment-23 wilde Fri, 02 Jun 2006 17:42:57 +0000 http://wildeherb.com/?p=22#comment-23 Thanks for chiming in, Henriette! I went around looking for any tent caterpillar-infected tree that wasn't a cherry and couldn't find one. I believe the hard hit tree here is the pin cherry, Prunus pensylvanica. Thanks for chiming in, Henriette! I went around looking for any tent caterpillar-infected tree that wasn’t a cherry and couldn’t find one. I believe the hard hit tree here is the pin cherry, Prunus pensylvanica.

]]> By: Henriette http://wildeherb.com/2006/04/27/bag-worms-tent-caterpillars/#comment-15 Henriette Mon, 22 May 2006 06:33:23 +0000 http://wildeherb.com/?p=22#comment-15 Over here, they go for one wild cherry exclusively: Prunus padus. The trees can take them, and will sprout new leaves after the current ones are all gone, but can't take them two years in a row. We had lots last year, and unfortunately it looks like we'll have lots this year. too. Bummer for the Prunuses. Over here, they go for one wild cherry exclusively: Prunus padus. The trees can take them, and will sprout new leaves after the current ones are all gone, but can’t take them two years in a row.
We had lots last year, and unfortunately it looks like we’ll have lots this year. too. Bummer for the Prunuses.

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