Re: Killing Tent Worms

hello,
the tangle foot thing is only good for gypsy moths. 
The adult tent caterpillare moth lays its eggs in a bubbly mass on the
outter twigs of apples and other host plants in the fall. By spraying
with a dormant oil in the fall and again in the spring at budswell you
can eliminate the tent caterpillars from setting up house (or tent) .
smitty

On Tue, 9 May 2000 10:33:32 -0700 "Terra Viva Organics"
<arzeena@tvorganics.com> writes:
> 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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