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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW)— The Ohio State University Extension is warning people in the state to be on high alert for bagworms. The stealthy and destructive pest can severely damage trees and shrubs.

Researchers report the discovery of a new bagworm moth species, in the Annals of the Entomology Society of America. Unlike nearly all other bagworms, Perisceptis carnivora have predatory larvae.

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.

A. This sounds like the bagworm moth. Bagworms have a wide host range. In the Northeast, arborvitae and juniper are preferred; other species include red cedar, pine, spruce, cypress, willow, sycamore, ...

At the end of the summer, the bagworm caterpillars stop feeding and seal each bag shut after securely tying it to a twig, stem or even a nearby structure. Inside the bag, the caterpillar transforms to ...