Q: We just discovered an arborvitae that has turned brown at the top...seemingly overnight! Upon inspection, it was covered in bagworms at the top. We picked as many as we could up to 6 feet and got a ...

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 ...

I have a line of arborvitae that isn't looking so good. The plants have what I thought were cones hanging all over them. But when I looked closer, I think the cones are really some kind of cocoon. Are ...

INPUT: 12/19/07--This arborvitae is a fast-growing evergreen tree that matures over time to 40-60 feet tall with a dense pyramidal habit. Q • My arborvitae is losing its leaves, and it has weird ...

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Have you noticed an inexplicable yellowing or defoliation in your shrubs and trees? A close and careful look through the branches might reveal the culprit in clever camouflage: bagworms. Devastatingly ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...