Have you had problems with bagworms in your landscape? Bagworms are troublesome insects that can make evergreens and other plants rather unsightly. Learn about the lifecycle of bagworms and how we can manage them, including how planting flowers can help.

Want to see pictures? Check out the YouTube version: https://youtu.be/kZNKiu-x7rk 

USA National Phenological Network: https://www.usanpn.org/data/maps/forecasts/bagworm

Conservation biological control in urban landscapes: Manipulating parasitoids of bagworm (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) with flowering forbs: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1049964405000733 

Photo Credits:

• Bagworms on defoliated plant: "Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis" by Adam Kranz is marked with CC0 1.0.
• Bagworm eggs: "Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis" by askalotl is marked with CC0 1.0.
• Bagworm on broadleaf plant: "Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis" by Daniel Estabrooks is marked with CC0 1.0.
• Female bagworm moth: Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
• Male bagworm moth: "Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis" by Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago is marked with CC0 1.0.
• Bagworm moths mating: Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
• Bagworm eggs: "Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis" by Adam Kranz is marked with CC0 1.0.
• Parasitoid wasp: Gerald J. Lenhard, Louisiana State University, Bugwood.org

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