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Started to notice these Caterpillars around ? what are they eating ? How destructive are they ?
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Orange-striped Oak Worm, they have veracious appetites, nuke from space.
Orange-striped Oak Worm | Walter Reeves: The Georgia Gardener
If the client is OK with it, I usually just leave pests alone this late in the year as it doesn't really matter if the tree loses its leaves. The only reason to control is to prevent future generations.
If the client is OK with it, I usually just leave pests alone this late in the year as it doesn't really matter if the tree loses its leaves. The only reason to control is to prevent future generations.
Started to notice these Caterpillars around ? what are they eating ? How destructive are they ?
Thanks
I am not 100%, but think that worm makes a Monarch Butterfly, just saying.
First pic the stripes are horizontal second pic verticalopcorn:
The first pic is a generic header it appears on caterpillar pages. The oak worm is shown in the photos further down the article.
Thanks for the info. We have not seen a ton of these unlike the infestation of Cankerworms we saw this last spring. They said it was the worst infestation we had in a generation. Really thinking of banding our trees to keep these worms out.
Coffee grounds spread around the base of trees (used seems to work fine) keeps canker worms from getting in trees if applied before they hatch. I spread the grounds in early spring and again in early summer. Restaurants save grounds for me.
Started to notice these Caterpillars around ? what are they eating ? How destructive are they ?
Thanks
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