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 ...

Bagworms are always bad, growing their unsightly brown bags and munching on evergreens. But they’re really bad this year, moving on to plants they usually don’t bother — like roses. Now is the time to ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of Yogi Berra's famous quotes came to mind last week when I noticed the dead-looking terminal shoots on my Emerald Green arborvitae; the stems appeared to be scorched by a blowtorch. As I walked ...

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 ...