Re: Killing Tent Worms
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Here's two ideas,
If you can break through the tent, you can spray Bt on the caterpillars.
Once they ingest it, you should see good control.
I also heard that using Tanglefoot around the trunks will help prevent their
spread as the adults tend to crawl up and down the trunks. I wouldn't put
the Tanglefoot directly on the trunk though - maybe on a piece of cloth or
tape that's wrapped around the trunk. Makes for easier cleaning & removal.
Arzeena
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----- Original Message -----
From: Gareth Bramley <avantgareth@earthlink.net>
To: veggie-list <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 10:21 AM
Subject: Killing Tent Worms
> Hi folks,
>
> Time for me to tap into the group's database of arcane knowledge. We
> have a TON of tent worms around this time of year. Usually this is no
> problem as they tend to attack the much larger trees out in the pasture.
> These trees manage to fight through these attacks just fine. However,
> this year the Tent Worms have found our little Apple Tree that we have
> right next to our house. To make matters worse they have attached
> themselves near the base of one of the tree's larger limbs. (And there's
> really not that many large limbs on this tree as it is.) So my question
> today is can I get rid of the worms on this tree *without* having to cut
> that limb off the tree? At this point the nest/tent is still small. They
> started it within the last week or two.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,
> Gareth
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