As I was doing my work last week, I noticed the number of trees in our trees and I was worried about the damage this pest would cause. It seems that one can take one of the trails in Ashland and see all these insects along the way.
Tent caterpillars have been around for some time. I remember them even when I was a child. Some years may seem worse than others, but we seem to be always arguing over the loss of a few trees. This year has been a difficult one.
Tent caterpillars destroy the leaves of various trees. Beginning in the spring, they can be identified by the web they create at the tops of trees. You can assume that everything on the web is gone. These tiny insects are giant blue-haired, black, black, or green caterpillars with spots and spots. The reason the caterpillars are outside the nest is to expand the nest. Four generations can be created at a time.
Methods of removing tent caterpillars
I remember when I was a kid, I used to drag the masses down and look at them. At the time, insects seemed to grow from eggs to giant caterpillars. This leads me to my first solution to get rid of caterpillars – cut down the damaged tree. Once you have them down, put them in a bucket of soap and water.
When you see them in early spring, you should start this process to minimize the damage to the trees. My father would get up from the trees and hand them down. My family and I were living in the country when the fire first started controlling the web worms. I do not recommend burning these worms in the city.
One of the most recommended web worms treatment for spring worms is the use of organic sleeping oil. The best way to kill weeds with an unusual oil is in early spring when the tree is asleep. Sleeping oil is preferred in most local grocery stores due to its low toxicity and ease of use. Sleeping oil overflows and kills excess eggs.
The control of spring worms includes the most toxic pesticides, such as sevin or malathion. Sevin is a web worm treatment that kills the web bugs after they are out of the nest. Malathion works the same way; However, it leaves the rest on the leaves of the tree. This is one of my favorite ways to deal with web worms.
What to do about web worms The safest and most effective way is to cut down the tree in early spring. Later in the spring, spray with lime sulfur and sunflower oil. When the sprouts are broken on the tree, follow the treatment with saline or malathion spray and repeat within 10 days. In the fall, clean and dispose of all the leftovers from these insects and leaves and put them in a trash or burning pile.
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There is a natural biological control called BTK in vegetable supply stores that can be used in severe epidemics. This mixture is a pyrethrin-based pesticide, which means that the insect must eat the mixture to get any effect. You need to mix this pyrethrin with pesticide soap to improve the killing properties.
Wasps, yellow jackets, and birds are natural predators for these insects. If these predators can encourage insects to come and eat, such as spraying sugar cane on the nest, you may have a simpler nature to control the problem.
Sprouts fall from the root and fall excessively into your ground. I recommend at least temporarily remove the straw, then return and add the mud next year. The first year after an invasion, add compost and compost to kill the puppies around the tree, which should improve insect control. I think using a weed torch can be effective in removing the eggs. Tanglefoot is also a great way to control your favorite insects.
A few years ago, during the harvest season, I did my best to control these tent caterpillars by removing many from the branches. By removing the masses now, they will not be able to catch up in the spring. They returned this year – two years later.
If you have any questions after a walk in the garden this week, take a moment and email me your questions. You can contact me at ericlarson546@yahoo.com. You will soon see links to my column and blog at ohiohealthyfoodcooperative.org. Thank you for participating in this column.
Eric Larson, a former landscape and gardener of Jeromesville, is a founding member of the Ohio Chapter of the Professional Landscape Designers Association. An email to ewlarson546@yahoo.com encourages your gardening request.