RE: Tent caterpillars/web worms

I agree.  Plus, everything I've heard or read says that although tent
caterpillars are ugly, they rarely kill a tree.

Cutting the branch off and burning is a good alternative.  Another idea I
heard was to cut the branch off, bag it in a trash bag, and put it in the
freezer for 48 hours.

I agree-- I would not use diazinon for any reason.  Around our house we not
only have the usual critters, but also lots of tree frogs, migratory
songbirds, and raptors.  Diazinon gets into the food chain and the
groundwater, and can affect and/or kill just about anything in addition to
the intended.  I'd rather have the tent caterpillars.

Sue P., who is standing out on a limb..... with the webworms!

SPesznec@lhs.org          Portland, Oregon
(USDA zone 8, Sunset zone 6)



> An environmental plug here, take it or leave it!! - We have lots of
> birches, and I would be heartbroken to lose them, but.... diazinon is very
> toxic! There are warnings all over the label that it is lethal to all
> wildlife - esp. migratory birds (& kids????). Some of the East coast
> states have oulawed its use from Nov. through May - I can't recommend any,
> but you may want to research other methods of ridding your tree of pests! 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 	>>Of course, I wouldn't do this if I had a well for my water, or if
> I lived
> 	near a body of water where it might get into.<< 
> 
> 	A friendly reminder:  Wherever you live, you "live near a body of
> water where
> 	it might get into" -- the groundwater.  --Janis
> 
> 

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