Re: Killing Tent Worms

Thanks for that information on Tanglefoot. I'll keep it in the mental
archives.

Arzeena
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----- Original Message -----
From: <gardensmith@juno.com>
To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 10:30 AM
Subject: 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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