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Topic: Snailcase bagworm


In the News (Sun 29 Nov 09)

  
  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)

  
 Snailcase Bagworm - Penn State Entomology Department Fact Sheet
Although snailcase bagworms do no direct damage to these structures, their presence is considered unsightly and the removal of their cases is difficult, sometimes resulting in loss of paint at the site of attachment.
The snailcase bagworm is a moth (family Psychidae) that was accidentally introduced into the United States from Europe during the 1940s.
Bagworms should be controlled on the host plant prior to their migration to a pupation site.
www.ento.psu.edu /extension/factsheets/snailcase.htm   (743 words)

  
 Bag worms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Bagworms are the larvae of moths and get their name from the bag-like "houses"...
Snailcase bagworms also may be dislodged with a vigorous jet of water (preferably soapy water) before...
Bagworms, when their feeding frenzy starts, are difficult to spot because they...
www.chocolatebuy.com /bag+worms.html   (914 words)

  
 eb1485 Snailcase Bagworm
The snailcase bagworm is a member of the moth family Psychidae, the bagworms.
Snailcase bagworms often attach themselves to concrete foundations, presumably to feed on algae and fungi.
Originally, the snailcase bagworm was restricted to drier, rangeland areas, but gradually it is adapting, and moving into moister, residential portions of the state.
cru.cahe.wsu.edu /CEPublications/eb1485/eb1485.html   (898 words)

  
 Bagworm - Landscape Nursery and Urban Forestry - UMass Extension
In fact, bagworms are only a continuous problem starting at the latitude that includes Maryland and ranging south to the Gulf of Mexico.
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.
www.umassgreeninfo.org /fact_sheets/defoliators/bagworm.html   (505 words)

  
 BO7(9)Contents
Snailcase Bagworm—In preparation for our course in Albany last week, we happened across a sizeable infestation of an unusual insect known as the snailcase bagworm.
Snailcase bagworms overwinter as immature larvae in the pupal skin (the snail case) of the female.
Although damage to host plants from the bagworms seems to be slight, the insects do pose the threat of becoming nuisances when populations are large enough to cover desirable plants, house fixtures, or lawn furniture.
branchingout.cornell.edu /bo7(9)/bo7(9)Contents.html   (3066 words)

  
 Snailcase Bagworm - A Potential New Pest for Iowa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Snailcase Bagworm - A Potential New Pest for Iowa
A new and interesting (some might say, "weird") exotic insect was introduced by accident into the USA from Europe in the 1940s and is now known to occur in parts of New York, Pennsylvania, the Pacific coastal states, Colorado, Michigan, Nevada, Utah, Idaho and as of this summer, Indiana.
Snailcase bagworm (Apterona helix) caterpillars feed on the foliage from a wide variety of ornamental plants, crops and Christmas trees.
www.ipm.iastate.edu /ipm/hortnews/2004/1-16-2004/bagworm.html   (136 words)

  
 Bagworm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Bagworm And Its Control, HYG-2149-90The common bagworm, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis (Haworth), is an interesting caterpillar.
Bagworm - destructive pest of evergreensThe Bagworm is a very destructive pest mostly affecting Arborvitae, Spruce, Hemlock, and Juniper.
Large Bagworm is a large caterpillar with 10mm in cross diameter.
www.bigletterlist.net /w/b/Bagworm.htm   (380 words)

  
 Landscape CAT (crop advisory team) alert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Yesterday, Jill hit pay dirt and found the near fully-developed snailcase bagworms feeding at the base of the hoary alyssum plants that covered the ground of this stand of Christmas trees.
She reported the cases squished green ooze when she crushed them, which indicated the bagworm was still in the caterpillar stage and actively feeding.
The bagworm appears to be able to feed on many ornamental tree and shrub species.
ceenet.msue.msu.edu /ipm/CAT01_land/L05-25-01.htm   (5834 words)

  
 bagworm insecticide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Spray bagworms with insecticide only after you find live bagworms.
Bagworms typically hatch in southern Illinois in early June and in central Illinois in Insecticide sprays are effective against the young larvae,
Crack and crevice or spot treatment with insecticides may be necessary when clothes Control of plaster bagworms is similar to control of clothes moths.
bagworm-insecticide.hiormray.com   (285 words)

  
 Extension Publications -- Snailcase Bagworm
These pests can attach to house siding or autos so tightly that they damage the paint when removed.
Hard to detect, small, and often resembling a small dirt clod, the snailcase bagworm (Apterona helix) is native to Europe.
Describing its life cycle, hosts, distribution, and contol methods, this publication includes full color photographs of the infestation and its appearance.
cru84.cahe.wsu.edu /cgi-bin/pubs/EB1485.html?mv_tmp_session=1&toggle=14198   (102 words)

  
 Traverse Garden Guide » Blog Archive » Sand Snails?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
I should also mention that they persist even through the cold winters.
You have probably recieved your answer by now, but that little critter is a snailcase bagworm.
It has become rather troublesome in northern Michigan in recent years.
traversegardenguide.com /?p=8   (270 words)

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