Summertime PSA: If you see one of these in your tree, kill it immediately

Not The Bee ^ | June 25, 2025 | Harambe Harambe

[Red Badger]

Bagworm Ping!................

[Carriage Hill]

Drop them in a coffee can, add a little diesel fuel, and light-off. Snap! Crackle! Pop!

[NonValueAdded]

Q: How do you keep caterpillars out of your bush?

A: Put tinfoil around your ankles.

[Gay State Conservative]

When I drive from Boston to NYC I enter Connecticut on I-84. As soon as you enter the state there’s a big sign that says that bringing firewood into the state is forbidden because of some bug. Can’t recall the name of the bug.

[telescope115]

I haven’t seen those yet, but I remember when I was younger we used to find tent caterpillars in our trees. If the infestation was really large we would have to cut those branches down and burn them.

[Rio]

Here we have Western Tent Caterpillars. Quite a nest. They're native, so we mostly leave them alone.

[KingLudd]

If you see the bagworms, kill them. If you see John Rambo, you’re dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare.

[TexasGator]

“Drop them in a coffee can, add a little diesel fuel, and light-off. Snap! Crackle! Pop!”

Diesel is hard to light off with just a match. It has to be heated up before it will light off.

[fwdude]

I’d let wasps grab them by ripping open the bag and leaving them on the pavement. Wasps LOVE them.

[Red Badger]

We have a problem with southern pine bark beetles. They can kill a pine tree in quick order and spread. Whenever they are found the forest service will destroy the tree and every tree within a certain radius to be sure they got them and their eggs.......

[Red Badger]

We had a hickory tree that was covered in them.

Tree is now gone...............

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Set all your pine trees on fire so they have no place to hide.

[Red Badger]

That’s what the Forest Service does!............

[Trumpette1954]

In Florida we get the webworms that love pecan trees. We try to get to them and burn their webs if we can reach them.

[Red Badger]

They also like Hickory trees. We had one that would get covered in webs every spring. We eventually had to cut it down because it was too close to the house..........

[Bayard]

How are they not reported in Michigan? Are they Just not reported?

Do they just hate Michigan?

[Gay State Conservative]

Having driven from Miami to Naples many times on Route 41...through the Everglades...no creature that can be found in Florida surprises me. I love driving that route and last year I decided to visit Everglades National Park. When entering I found that veterans get into national parks for free and thankfully my license says “Veteran” on it.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

It’s odd how they avoid some states completely. Can they read maps, or do they rely on GPS?

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