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  Controlling Bagworm in the Landscape
The bagworm is an insect native to the United States and is common in eastern Nebraska.
The adult male bagworm is a small, furry gray moth with clear wings; the adult female does not have wings and never leaves the bag she constructs during feeding.
Bagworms can be controlled on small plants by handpicking during the winter and spring before the eggs begin to hatch in late May. Destroy bags by burning, immersing in kerosene or by crushing.
hortparadise.unl.edu /newsrelease/News/Bagworm.htm   (492 words)

  
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The bagworm can be a constant threat to evergreen and deciduous shrubs used for landscaping and windbreaks.
The most noticeable or visible sign of a bagworm infestation is the presence of silken bags attached to a branch.
The bagworm also is attacked by some insect predators and parasitoids that usually are effective in controlling small to moderate populations.
wood.osu.edu /hort/pmonth.htm   (655 words)

  
 THE BAGWORM A Guide to Recognition and Habits in Alabama Trees
The bagworm is native to the U.S. and occurs throughout much of the area east of the Rocky Mountains.
However, bagworm activity is not confined to urban ornamentals; infestations have been recorded on eastern red cedar and fl locust growing naturally in forest—type situations.
Bagworm infestations are most serious on high-value ornamental trees and shrubs growing in urban/suburban landscapes.
www.ag.auburn.edu /dept/ent/bulletins/bagworm/bagworm.htm   (1046 words)

  
 What's That Bug: Bagworm
This is a type of moth known as a Bagworm.
Bagworms feed on shade, orchard, and forest trees of nearly every kind, as well as many ornamental shrubs and perennials.
Bagworms overwinter in the egg stage inside female bags fastened to twigs.
www.whatsthatbug.com /bagworm.html   (1376 words)

  
 bagworm - HighBeam Encyclopedia
bagworm common name for the larva of small moths of the family Psychidae.
Bagworms prefer arborvitae and juniper trees, but practically all trees are attacked.
Control of the pests is through use of insecticides or by handpicking the cocoons before the eggs hatch at the end of May. Bagworms are classified in the phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta, order Lepidoptera, family Psychidae.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-bagworm.html   (300 words)

  
 Bagworm - Penn State Entomology Department Fact Sheet
The bagworm is a perennial insect pest of arborvitae, juniper, pine, spruce, and many other evergreen species.
The spread of the bagworm is slow since adult females are unable to fly.
Bagworms may be controlled on small shrubs and trees by handpicking or cutting the bags from infested plants during late fall, winter, or early spring, before egg hatch.
www.ento.psu.edu /extension/factsheets/bagworm.htm   (839 words)

  
 BAGWORM-A Pest of Urban-Forest Trees and Shrubs
Late-stage bagworm larva feeding on an ornamental evergreen.
Bagworm adults are moths, yet they bear little or no resemblance to typical moths.
The severity of injury caused by the bagworm depends on the amount of foliage lost and type of tree, i.e., evergreen or deciduous.
www.ag.auburn.edu /aaes/communications/highlights/summer99/bagworm.html   (482 words)

  
 Royal Alberta Museum: Invertebrate Zoology - Bug Facts - Bagworm Moth
Although bagworms are present from spring to fall, it is usually not until the fall, when the fully-grown larvae start to climb the sides of buildings in numbers, looking for a place to hibernate, that they are commonly seen.
There are no common names at the species level for bagworm moths, and the name applies to all members of the family Psychidae.
Because bagworm moths feed exclusively on lichens, they are not considered a pest species.
www.royalalbertamuseum.ca /natural/insects/bugsfaq/bagworm.htm   (561 words)

  
 Bag Worm Fact Sheet -- Woody Ornamental Integrated Pest Management at Penn State
The bagworm (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis (Haworth)) is the larval stage of a moth native to Pennsylvania that is reported to feed on over 100 different plants.
Bagworms spread slow because the female is unable to fly, however, bagworms can be windblown or crawl to other host plants and can also spread through infested nursery stock.
The bagworm has some natural enemies, such as certain species of birds that are able to tear open the bags and feed on the larvae, in addition to insect predators and parasitoids.
woodypests.cas.psu.edu /FactSheets/InsectFactSheets/html/Bagworm.html   (529 words)

  
 Entomology at Clemson -- Featured Creaters
Bagworms often prefer juniper, arborvitae, and pines, but they are also found on many broadleaf shrubs and trees including rose, sycamore, maple, elm, and fl locust.
Bagworm larvae hatch from overwintering eggs during May. The young larvae spin the silken cases they carry about as they feed.
Bagworms are attacked by several parasites and birds and are killed by low winter temperatures.
entweb.clemson.edu /creatures/bagworms.htm   (441 words)

  
 Bagworm
Bagworms have hatched in central Illinois, so it will be time to treat for these insects in central Illinois about June 10.
Bagworm eggs overwinter in the old female’s bag, which is close to 2 inches long and covered with dried foliage from the host.
Typically, about 2 weeks after egg hatch, the bagworms quit migrating and settle down to feed on the foliage of arborvitae, spruce, pine, eastern red cedar, other junipers, and various deciduous trees and shrubs.
www.ag.uiuc.edu /cespubs/hyg/secure/subscribers/200006a.html   (368 words)

  
 NCSU: ENT/ort-81 Bagworms
Bagworms are 1/8 to almost 2 inches long depending on age.
Each bagworm is covered by a bag made of white silk with bits of the host plant spun onto the outer surface.
Bagworms have a very wide host range but are usually associated with arborvitae or juniper.
www.ces.ncsu.edu /depts/ent/notes/O&T/trees/ort081e/ort081e.htm   (770 words)

  
 Bagworm
Shade trees, shrubs, hedges, and evergreens, especially arborvitae are subject to damage by a caterpillar that has a curious habit of crawling about in the infested trees in a baglike case, hence giving this insect the common name of bagworrn.
The bagworm is fond of willows and maples, particularly silver maple and its varieties and the related boxelder; it is also fond of poplars and mulberry.
Bagworms are easily identified by the spindle-shaped bags of silk, covered with bits of needles or leaves, that they construct around themselves.
www.wvu.edu /~agexten/ipm/insects/bagworm.htm   (388 words)

  
 Bagworm moth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bagworms species are found globally, with some species, such as the snailcase bagworm, migrating to new continents in modern times where they are not native.
Trees infested with bagworms exhibit increasingly damaged foliage as the infestation increases until the leaves are stripped bare.
Bagworms are considered pests to humans due to the damage done to host trees such as wattle in South Africa and orange in Florida.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bagworm_moth   (659 words)

  
 PLASTER BAGWORMS LOVE FLORIDA HOMES
The plaster bagworm (Phereoeca dubitatrix) is frequently misidentified.
Adult plaster bagworms are moths similar in appearance and closely related to clothes moths.
have decreased the incidence of the plaster bagworm.
indian-river.fl.us /government/ces/dc021499.html   (1495 words)

  
 Snailcase Bagworm
The snailcase bagworm is an unusual insect that lives within a small, coiled case of soil and silk.
Snailcase bagworms survive winter as young caterpillars protected within the case of the mother insect.
Snailcase bagworms also may be dislodged with a vigorous jet of water (preferably soapy water) before they attach themselves to the surface in preparation for pupation.
www.ext.colostate.edu /pubs/insect/05580.html   (563 words)

  
 Bagworm, Fall Webworm or Eastern Tent Caterpillar? - The Homeowner's Column
What most horticulturists call bagworms are quite visible now as dangling brown ornaments from the bare branches of evergreens such as eastern red cedar, other junipers, spruce, arborvitae or douglasfir.
Bagworms may also be found on deciduous trees such as honey locust and oak.
Bagworm caterpillars construct individual silk cases covered with bits of leaves from their last meal.
web.extension.uiuc.edu /champaign/homeowners/010818.html   (600 words)

  
 Evergreen Bagworm Moth -- 0457   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
0457 -- Evergreen Bagworm Moth -- Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
Bagworm larva build protective cases, in which they will pupate, around themselves, and are frequently found on objects (houses, fences, walls) other than evergreen trees and shrubs.
There was a Bagworm Moth at the MV light the next night also, perhaps a return visit by this one.
www.origins.tv /entomology/moths/300/0457/0457.htm   (202 words)

  
 Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service
Bagworm caterpillars spend most of their lives in silk-lined bags that are covered with bits of needles and leaves that they cut from plants they feed on.
Bagworms can, over a few years, develop large populations on a bush or tree.
Another low-tech way to control bagworms is to pick them off by hand and drop them in a bucket of soapy water.
www.ces.purdue.edu /vanderburgh/horticulture/extnotes/2003/bagworm.htm   (778 words)

  
 Nemaha Natural Resources District
Heavy infestations of bagworms are capable of completely defoliating an evergreen that is severely stressed or even killing the tree if control measures are not taken.
Bagworms on evergreens are especially damaging because destroyed foliage does not regenerate.
On smaller trees and shrubs, bagworm can be controlled by removing or hand-picking all the bags during the winter and spring prior to the egg hatch in late May. Bags should be destroyed by crushing or immersing in soapy water so that the larvae cannot return to the host plant.
www.nemahanrd.org /bagworm.htm   (325 words)

  
 eb1485 Snailcase Bagworm
The snailcase bagworm is a member of the moth family Psychidae, the bagworms.
Originally, the snailcase bagworm was restricted to drier, rangeland areas, but gradually it is adapting, and moving into moister, residential portions of the state.
It only takes one bagworm to start a new infestation, so if you find these insects, collect the plants on which they are feeding and burn them to destroy any insects and their eggs.
cru.cahe.wsu.edu /CEPublications/eb1485/eb1485.html   (898 words)

  
 Bagworm - Landscape Nursery and Urban Forestry - UMass Extension
However, occasionally bagworm is a serious pest in southern New England and it is due to several factors: New populations are usually brought in on nursery stock from more southern states and introduced into the landscape at planting time.
Bagworm caterpillars within their cases made from plant foliage.
A hedge of arborvitae that clearly displays the common dispersal pattern of a bagworm dinfestation.
www.umassgreeninfo.org /fact_sheets/defoliators/bagworm.html   (497 words)

  
 Bagworm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Female bagworms, living 4 to 9 days, do not leave the bag until the eggs are laid.
Where practical, bagworms can be removed with scissors or a sharp knife.
Bagworms are parasitized by several ichneumonid and chalcid wasps.
ipm.ncsu.edu /AG189/html/Bagworm.HTML   (412 words)

  
 Bagworm invades Knox County | mountvernonnews.com
Bagworm is recognized by its charcatoristic bag formed by the caterpillar.
The bag is usually seen suspended by a thin thread from the branches of the trees on which it feeds.
Bagworm females cannot fly and local populations can build rapidly when established on preferred hosts, according to Cooper.
www.mountvernonnews.com /local/06/08/12/bagworm.html   (382 words)

  
 Bagworms on Landscape Plants
Bagworms are the larval (caterpillar) stage of a moth that is rarely seen.
Bagworms pass the winter as eggs inside the bag that contained the previous year’s female.
Young bagworms are harder to see; look closely for the small, upright bags which have the appearance of tiny ice cream cones constructed of bits of plant material.
www.uky.edu /Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/trees/ef440.htm   (785 words)

  
 Solutions for Bagworm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The secret to bagworm control is to spot the worms early in their development.
You may need to use pole power pruners to clip off the ends of branches where bagworms are hanging.
Placing the bag/insect between the cement and the bottom of your shoe is also a very effective bagworm eliminator.
www.yardener.com /SolutionsforBagworm.html   (137 words)

  
 G7250 The Bagworm in Missouri, MU Extension
The bagworm can be a constant threat to evergreen and deciduous shrubs used for landscaping.
The most noticeable or visible sign of a bagworm infestation is the presence of silken bags attached to a branch (Figure 1).
Apply the insecticide in the spring as soon as the eggs hatch and small larvae begin emerging from the overwintering bag.
muextension.missouri.edu /xplor/agguides/pests/g07250.htm   (739 words)

  
 Bagworm And Its Control, HYG-2149-90
A relative of the bagworm is the grass bagworm.
Bagworms have a single generation per year and overwinter as eggs inside the female bag.
Bagworms are difficult to control because they are often unnoticed until mature.
ohioline.osu.edu /hyg-fact/2000/2149.html   (1071 words)

  
 Bagworm
Bagworms are general feeders that spin sacks or bags of small pieces of twigs and leaf material (usually cedar).
These sacks are 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches in length and usually are found on foliage.
The larva protrudes the front end of its body from the bag when feeding or moving.
woodypest.ifas.ufl.edu /344.htm   (61 words)

  
 Bagworm
Bagworm insects feed on a wide range of plants.
The male bagworms which are fl with clear wings, leaves his bag and flies to the female, mates and dies several days later.
When the commercial product is applied while the bagworm is still a larva, the bacterium can be very effective.
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu /focus/bagworm.html   (254 words)

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