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Bagworm Treatment

We have fourteen pine trees of various variety that line our driveway.  About 3 years ago, we first noticed that some of the trees looked like they were turning brown and starting to die.

On closer inspection, we realized that they were being attacked by bagworms.  They were easy to identify due to the pine-cone looking things left on the the bare branches.

It was almost too late that year to do anything about it.  We did however, remove as many of the pine-cone looking things as we could.

Each year since, we've sprayed the trees with Sevin.  And this year was no exception.  We used two of the 16 oz. containers of Sevin concentrate to spray the trees.

Specifications

• Eliminator Bug Killer Concentrate
• Sevin Brand Carbaryl (22.5% by wt.) Insecticide
• Makes up to 24 gallons; 16 fl. oz. (355 ml)

Summary

• Cost:  Chemicals
• Work:  About 2 hours for two people
• Date:  July 1, 2006

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More resources

• Bagworm And Its Control, HYG-2149-90, Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet
• Bagworm Fact Sheet, Woody Ornamental Integrated Pest Management at Penn State
• Bagworms on Landscape Plants, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture
• Plan Now to Control Bagworms, University of Illinois Extension
• The Insect Pathogen Bacillus thuringiensis

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