Bagworms have arrived in portions of Kansas, meaning now is the time to start scouting susceptible species for feeding damage. First noted in the Wichita area, young larvae will soon be hatching and ...

Evergreen trees and shrubs, especially Colorado blue spruce, should be checked now for bagworms. If not controlled, a large population of bagworms can defoliate and even kill an evergreen in a fairly ...

If your landscape has a history of bagworm problems, it’s time to start looking for them. “Bagworms are some of the best architects in the insect world," Nebraska Extension entomologist Jonathan ...

Bagworms hang off of trees like little diabolical ornaments, eating the needles and leaves. If you didn’t have them on your trees last year, you likely saw them elsewhere. When the Japanese tree ...

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 ...

Bagworms defoliating and killing evergreens in our area have become an increasing problem in the last few years. From now through May, inspect evergreen trees and shrubs for bagworms. This insect is ...

Early spring is a good time to inspect evergreen trees and shrubs in your landscape for signs of bagworm damage. Look for bare branches, where the foliage has been eaten away and/or browning of ...

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 ...

Submitted photo Shown is the damage done by bagworms. Destructive bagworm populations have exploded in our area over the last few years and are sadly destroying many people’s backyard landscapes. I am ...

“Why are the pinecones on my tree moving?” a client asks. “Because those aren’t pinecones, they’re bagworms,” I reply. Dangling from evergreens like teardrop-shaped Christmas tree ornaments, bagworms ...