A friend of mine from the pool who was rehabbing a broken arm gave me a call a few weeks ago about these little pinecones on her arborvitae. I said okay, I would like to see this issue. She invited me ...

After I had just delivered a Christmas message at one of my churches in Canton, a friend I've know for 30 years was sitting across the table from me and asked about his old hedge of arborvitae. These ...

In the past several years, we have seen an astounding number of bagworms in Shawnee County. As with most insects, populations rise and fall with weather conditions and food availability. Typically, we ...

The bagworm is a common pest of many evergreen plants in the landscape. The host plants of the bagworm include junipers, arborvitae, cedar, spruce, and pine. If you don’t catch these small worms early ...

Above and below: bagworm on arborvitae. Photo by John E. Woodmansee. This is the time of year when people begin to notice dying evergreens. One notorious suspect for this condition is bagworms. They ...

You’re enjoying a sunny morning when you notice what looks like a tiny pinecone on your favorite juniper bush. When you inspect it, you notice that it’s not part of the foliage — it looks more like a ...

Bagworms or webworms – is there a difference? Are both bad? Although it is common for the average homeowner to confuse the two based simply on the name, let’s explore the aspects of these pests, one ...

While we aren’t seeing bagworms to the degree we have seen them in past years, we know they are out there. Bagworms are the creatures that live inside those likely familiar little bag-like structures ...

In 2018 and 2019, we saw an astounding number of bagworms in Shawnee County. As with most insects, populations rise and fall with weather conditions and food availability. The last two years were ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — Bagworms may be small, but they can cause big problems. Often mistaken for part of the tree, they create cases that dangle from branches. Erika Lyon, with Ohio State ...