Privacy screens are a long-term investment in your property and your mental health. Bagworms can easily destroy susceptible tree and shrub species in one to two seasons.
What are bagworms?
Bagworms are caterpillars that live their entire lives in a tough protective “bag” made of silk and plant foliage. They move along, carrying their bag with them as they feed on foliage throughout the growing season.
At the end of summer, the caterpillars stop feeding and seal up their bags, after securing them to a nearby twig, branch or even structure. Inside the bag the caterpillar metamorphosizes into a moth. The female bagworm moth never leaves its bag, while the male flies about searching for females. Female bagworm moths will lay between 500 to 1000 eggs per season and the cycle begins again.
Most susceptible tree and shrub species: arborvitae, red cedar, juniper and spruce trees Leyland cypress and arborvitae are especially susceptible to Bagworm Damage.
We offer competitively priced systemic bagworm treatments during the months of June and July.
Our applications are timely in that they take place starting in June when the bagworms have just woken up from hibernation within their bags. A second application in July will clear up any remaining bagworms and help to protect against newcomers.
It is impossible to completely remove bagworms from the environment around us, therefore we recommend a steady treatment program each year to protect your trees from defoliation and ultimately death.
