How to Get Rid of Bagworms on Bushes
Although mainly seen in juniper, cedar and spruce trees, bagworms also attack bushes to form their bags. The female bagworm lays 500 to 1,000 eggs in the fall, which then hatch the next May or June. Adult male moths leave the bag by late summer or early fall while the sightless females remain inside the bag. Bagworms destroy vegetation by eating the leafy portions of bushes and require early removal to reduce infestations. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Place garden gloves on hands. Pick off the bagworms by hand and place into a plastic trash bag. Move bush branches to look deep inside the shrub for hidden bagworms. Use a broom to knock off hard-to-reach bagworms. Pick up all the worms and bags and place inside the trash bag. Place the trash bag into an outdoor trash can and secure with a lid.
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Spray large infestations with insecticide made especially for destroying the bagworms. Follow the instructions for the insecticide. Spray the bagworms at least 24 hours before the next rainfall so the poison has time to kill the insects.
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Pick the dead bagworms from your bush or off the ground. Place into a plastic trash bag and dispose of in a trash can.
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Tips & Warnings
Pick off bagworms as soon as you see them to reduce a large outbreak.
Spray insecticide on the bagworms before they have a chance to grow. Small bagworms succumb to the insecticide easier than larger ones.
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