The Worms Are Out of the Bag!

Bagworm sack

Do you have shrubs that have been covered with brown, spindle shaped sacks all year? If so, your shrubs have bagworms and you need to treat now to prevent serious damage. Bagworms are a type of caterpillar that feed on many evergreen shrubs, especially conifers like Leyland cypress. They spend the winter as eggs inside their bags, but now they have hatched. They are out of the bag and are very hungry. Treating now will stop bagworms from feeding this year and will help prevent another outbreak next year. Both organic and synthetic insecticides are available to control this pest. 

Find out how to treat for bagworms by reading the rest of the article, posted here on the Pender Extension website: http://pender.ces.ncsu.edu/index.php?page=news&ci=LAWN+186