We have a yard of giant oak trees. Lately we've noticed large webs taking over the upper limbs of the trees and spread to other limbs and then other trees. The live oaks don't seem to have the webs. These look lake bucket size spider webs but are too high to tell if insects are inside. The web is clear white but are so dense we can tell if inscets are inside. The trees are beginning to look like they are losing there bark and not so lively. Please help me before we try to sell my home since the trees are the attraction point to our house. the limbs form an ark over our driveway making it look like an old plantation. I really need help fast! Thank you!
2007-08-25 12:03:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Fall webworm or Tent caterpillar. Normally tents are more in the crotch of the tree, fall webworm out on the branch tips.
Since you have a house to sell, you need to call an arborist. They have the equipement to get the webs down or broken apart so the birds can feast. Normally you'd ignore them this year and start a spray campaign next summer with a biotoxin like Bacillus thuringiensis that only kills caterpillars. Except....your trees are so tall.......you'd probably still need an arborist. Such is life with tall trees.........
2007-08-25 13:19:10 · answer #1 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Webworms!! get a tree surgeon to top out your trees. these need to be removed and burned. Spraying won't help! those parts with the webs must be removed.
2007-08-25 12:19:15 · answer #2 · answered by Nana Lamb 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Down here in Georgia, we call them tent catepillars. We get them on one of our trees each year, too. My husband puts a few drops of dish detergant mixed with water in his backpack sprayer and it kills them. You could try a super soaker (kids water gun) if it's up too high for you to reach with a regular sprayer.
Good luck!
2007-08-25 13:02:47 · answer #3 · answered by specklbug 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We usually spray them with regular household insect spray to kill the worms and then cut down whatever branches are affected.
2007-08-25 17:32:56 · answer #4 · answered by Sword Lily 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think they're spider webs but perhaps silkworm weaving.
2007-08-26 04:53:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are worms and u need to get someone to cut those out or your trees will die-
2007-08-25 12:19:55 · answer #6 · answered by T J 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋