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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the past several years, we have seen an astounding number of bagworms in Shawnee County. As with most insects, populations rise ...

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 ...

The AgCenter has gotten several calls the past few weeks about strange-looking bugs eating ornamentals. The culprit turned out to be bagworms, the caterpillar stage of moths in the Psychidae family.

Above and below: bagworm on arborvitae. Photo by John E. Woodmansee. This is the time of year when people begin to notice dying evergreens. One notorious suspect for this condition is bagworms. They ...

Have you ever been surprised by large bare patches of dead foliage on your evergreens? If you look closely you might see pendants of dead foliage hanging from the dead twigs. Wait, they’re moving! You ...

Is it a bagworm or a webworm? These are two common pests that become noticeable on ornamental trees during late summer and early fall. Both are native moths, but the one to worry about is the bagworm, ...

While you may be familiar with baguettes and bagpipes, you may not know about bagworms. The Brazos Valley has experienced unusually high numbers of bagworms this year. While the larvae or caterpillars ...

This is the time of year bagworms are munching away on landscape plants, and evidence of their destruction will soon appear. Bagworms can cause irreversible damage unless treated at the appropriate ...

If you have had bagworms on your evergreens in the past, it’s time to start monitoring your plants for the newly hatched caterpillars. My colleague and entomologist friend in the Cincinnati area, Joe ...

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 ...

In the past several years, we have seen an astounding number of bagworms in Shawnee County. As with most insects, populations rise and fall with weather conditions and food availability. Typically, we ...