Gardening with Gary

Gardening Advice from an Expert

Bag Worms

Q. Do you know anything about the bag worm or bag-worm?

A. If you have them, act quickly please!

Where You'll Find Them:

Fruits, ornamentals, shrubs, trees, (see insecticidal label for specific plants).

Additional Comments:
Infested limbs can be pruned away from the plant and disposed of in the trash.

Product Solutions:

Blue Dragon Garden Dust
Copper Dragon Tomato & Vegetable Dust
Cygon 2E
25% Diazinon Insect Spray
50% Malathion Insect Spray
Easy Garden Concentrate

Check for spray at your local nursery or garden center, or go to this website for information and ordering:

http://www.dragonchemical.com/insectsolutions.htm

One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection. One species (Platœceticus gloveri) feeds on the orange tree. This means that they are like a moth or butterfly, but lay eggs in huge hanging baskets or bags. The larvae form and then develop into a voracious insect which will attack your trees and shrubs. Then, they will fly away and spread their young once again!

Please remove any evidence of them and discard promptly away from your gardens. Then, apply insecticides which I listed above and follow the label directions carefully. wash your hands with warm soapy water and possibly wear a mask when using. Spray in the early AM and on a very still, breezeless day.

Related to the Basket Worm.