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 ...

Did you ever play hide-and-seek as a kid? I’m sure many of you did. A common landscape pest plays, well, just “hide” with us on our evergreens – the bagworm. The insect does it not by hiding in the ...

Greg in Loudoun County, Virginia, writes: We have a tamarisk tree that is covered with bagworms. In a normal year there might be a half dozen, but this year the tree is covered. I pick the ones I can, ...

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 ...

I had problems with bagworms last year on several plants in my landscape, including arborvitae. When do they hatch out, and how can I control them this year? Just to clarify, true bagworms construct ...

Over the last two to three months I have fielded the following question at least 30 times: "When is the time to spray for bagworms?" Because my standard answer is Memorial Day, and Memorial Day was ...

Bagworms or webworms – is there a difference? Are both bad? Although it is common for the average homeowner to confuse the two based simply on the name, let’s explore the aspects of these pests, one ...

They’re quietly munching away and at first can be hard to spot. But once the bagworm population is too large to control, they are among the most easily identified insects. Bagworms have made their ...

It's a problem that could leave your trees dead. This year, homeowners may be seeing more bagworms. They're threatening trees around the area. "We hadn't had bagworms in over 25 years then all of a ...

Q: I think you had a recent piece in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette about bagworms. Please refer me to the date of issue. A: The column where I wrote about bagworms was July 12. However, there are ...

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 ...

Hancock County Commission to vote on opioid settlement fund disbursement March 26 During Thursday's Hancock County Commission meeting, it was decided that the commission will vote on the disbursement ...