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Tag: Tree Pests

Bagworms on Leyland Cypress: October Bags Hold Eggs
Tree Pruning

Bagworms on Leyland Cypress: October Bags Hold Eggs

Brown bags on Leyland cypress in October are evergreen bagworms full of eggs, not seed cones. Cut them off through early spring, since a spray usually misses and stripped wood will not grow new needles.

By Clarks Tree Care Team
Fall Webworm Nests in Waxhaw NC: When to Worry
Pest Control Trees

Fall Webworm Nests in Waxhaw NC: When to Worry

Those gauzy webs at your branch tips in late summer are fall webworm, a native caterpillar common around Waxhaw and Union County. Here is how to identify it, tell it apart from the spring eastern tent caterpillar, and decide, honestly, when it is worth doing anything about.

By Clarks Tree Care Team