An Ashland reader recently noticed some curious little, almost lantern-like attachment appearing on her spruce. At first glance, these little cocoons looked like little lanterns in her evergreen.

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 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 ...

The most devastating damage the bagworm leaves behind is found on evergreens such as junipers and arborvitae. Courtesy Johnson County Extension As the growing season ends and the leaves begin to fall ...

Summer in Oklahoma means keeping up on outdoor maintenance, which can mean mitigating some unwelcome visitors. There are several species of bagworms, but the common species Thyridopteryx ...

Q. I have 20 arborvitae trees in my backyard. This fall I’ve noticed I have a lot of bagworm nests. So far I have removed at least 60 of these nests. Prior years’ infestations have been very limited.

Many landscapes have already been infested by crafty creatures who are the masters of disguise. The evergreen bagworm is sneaking around feeding on a wide variety of plant material right under our ...

The bagworm is a perennial insect pest of arborvitae, juniper, pine, spruce and many other evergreen species. It also attacks certain deciduous trees such as black locust, honeylocust and sycamore.

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 ...