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Related: About this forumBag worms
Anyone ever dealt with bagworms in their evergreens? We have a row of 60+ foot high cedars that act as a screen and windbreak. This year, the bagworms are overtaking them, no matter how much we spray (you can only get so high on that tall a tree). A couple look like they're dying, others have big brown areas. We've hand-picked thousands of them off. They're even getting in the landscaping shrubs.
I hate losing these nice old trees. Ideas?
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Bag worms (Original Post)
Bayard
Aug 2018
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I've had a few in pecan trees, but they never seemed to damage the trees.
sinkingfeeling
Aug 2018
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3Hotdogs
(13,922 posts)1. Google Bagworms. Treatment is effective in May.
sinkingfeeling
(54,328 posts)2. I've had a few in pecan trees, but they never seemed to damage the trees.
radical noodle
(9,470 posts)4. They do the most damage to evergreens

radical noodle
(9,470 posts)3. Have some sort of expert exterminator?
We had the same problem. Never did get rid of them. We finally moved to Florida and haven't seen a bagworm since.