The wet spring and early summer, combined with warm temperatures, have produced a bumper crop of bagworms. These pests appear on evergreens of all varieties, but this season arborvitaes seem to be the hardest hit.
Bagworms create a protective bag to live in and can very quickly defoliate a shrub. Because many evergreens cannot re-foliate on damaged shoots, the plant is ruined and has to be removed. Be certain to regularly check your shrubs for these pests. This season bagworms have killed shrubs in as few as seven days.
The wet spring and early summer, combined with warm temperatures, have produced a bumper crop of bagworms. These pests appear on evergreens of all varieties, but this season arborvitaes seem to be the hardest hit.
Bagworms create a protective bag to live in and can very quickly defoliate a shrub. Because many evergreens cannot re-foliate on damaged shoots, the plant is ruined and has to be removed. Be certain to regularly check your shrubs for these pests. This season bagworms have killed shrubs in as few as seven days.
