Ok Gardeners--HELP!

...hey Rita! Question... how do you treat a 50 + year old pecan tree???? If I spray it, that stuff will go everywhere!!! Are you finding the webworms are worse this year?

Spray some of the leaves that look like they will be in the next area that the caterpillars will likely feed (close to the already eaten leaves?) Spray when it is not too windy in the early morn or late evening if it is cool enough. You don't have to treat the whole tree, but if there are a lot of webs it would be good to get some Bt on several areas. There seems to be at least two periods of infestation. You probably noticed the first in June.

If you clean out one of those outdoor windex sprayers real well and mix the Bt in something like that and hook onto your garden hose, you can get a pretty good stream up pretty high and direct the spray.

Give it a try!

Gandpa used to have this huge bamboo pole, tie an old rag around the skinny end, soak it in turpetine, light it and burn those babies!!! Fun to watch them wiggle and squirm as they cooked.

Seemed to take care of them. And he made sure he burned all of the bweb and the area around the web.

I don't know how long the pole was, but to a kid's eyes, probably 100 feet.

By the way dd, do you hate them?

Thanks, Rita!!! Good to hear from you..

Hey seaside2....did I mention that I hate these little bat turds?!

And we would just stand there and watch 'em fry their little butts off. Granpa laughing all the time.

Loved it, just loved it:funn:

He didn't like the B's either.

Thanks, Rita!!! Good to hear from you..

Hey seaside2....did I mention that I hate these little bat turds?!

Okay, I just realized something today....I am going to wait until saTURDay to take care of this problem.

Will one of you take a picture of their tree with this stuff in it? I gotta see it. :shock:

Will one of you take a picture of their tree with this stuff in it? I gotta see it. :shock:

Done....gimme a while....back later...

Will one of you take a picture of their tree with this stuff in it? I gotta see it. :shock:

I just smushed one of them on the bottom of my shoe! I then looked closely at one of three pecans we have and the web is directly over the arbor on the deck.

I just smushed one of them on the bottom of my shoe! I then looked closely at one of three pecans we have and the web is directly over the arbor on the deck.

Sa turd ay is a long way off! They could make a lot of headway by then. Get out your tap shoes and get to work!!

Here ya go, JR.







Hate 'em.

omg


nightmares...

yep.

looking back at these pictures, you mean there are THINGS in there???
worms and/or caterpillars???
omg this is disgusting.

burn those babies, burn.:shock:

looking back at these pictures, you mean there are THINGS in there???
worms and/or caterpillars???
omg this is disgusting.

burn those babies, burn.:shock:

yes, there are THINGS in there.....the whole process is disgusting from start to finish. Bat turds...

I can't speak for heRO, but dammmmm...those are some good pics of those turds!!! We need turd busters to come save us!!! :shock:

I can't speak for heRO, but dammmmm...those are some good pics of those turds!!! We need turd busters to come save us!!! :shock:

I can honestly say that never in my life did I imagine myself taking pics of worms/webs! What has my life come to? And yes, we do need some turd busters!!!

Y'all make me sad. I don't even take pictures of bugs, and that's my job...

You know what bugs I hate? Those spider crickets/cave crickets/whatever. They show up in my bathroom, mostly, but they will eat holes in clothes. I'm not making this up--they will go for the most expensive items first: wool, gaberdine, dry-clean-only rayon, silk.

They're really fast, so they're hard to squish. I usually have to drop a shoe from about chest-height from directly above them. I can rarely do it without screaming obscenities at them at the top of my lungs, usually along the lines of "GO BACK TO H377, YOU BATTURD!"

I can honestly say that never in my life did I imagine myself taking pics of worms/webs! What has my life come to? And yes, we do need some turd busters!!!

Awwwww. See? You are the sweetest!
Thank you.

:shock: ...all of a sudden there is a new turd in town...read below from our HOA here in Dallas....


WEST NILE One of our members reported that she was recently diagnosed with West Nile. Do whatever is necessary to rid your property of any stagnant water where mosquitoes can breed. http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/mosquitoes/mosquito.htm This link is to the EPA and details about mosquito protection. CHECK IT OUT!

I think I prefer the worm thingies.

:shock: ...all of a sudden there is a new turd in town...read below from our HOA here in Dallas....


WEST NILE One of our members reported that she was recently diagnosed with West Nile. Do whatever is necessary to rid your property of any stagnant water where mosquitoes can breed. http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/mosquitoes/mosquito.htm This link is to the EPA and details about mosquito protection. CHECK IT OUT!

I think I prefer the worm thingies.

Dammit! I hate to hear that.
I think you are right....all of a sudden, the worms don't seem so bad.
Damn mosquitoes....hate 'em.

:shock: ...all of a sudden there is a new turd in town...read below from our HOA here in Dallas....


WEST NILE One of our members reported that she was recently diagnosed with West Nile. Do whatever is necessary to rid your property of any stagnant water where mosquitoes can breed. http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/mosquitoes/mosquito.htm This link is to the EPA and details about mosquito protection. CHECK IT OUT!

I think I prefer the worm thingies.

Dammit! I hate to hear that.
I think you are right....all of a sudden, the worms don't seem so bad.
Damn mosquitoes....hate 'em.

Told you they're out to get us. They're made in China.

Told you they're out to get us. They're made in China.

I can honestly say that never in my life did I imagine myself taking pics of worms/webs! What has my life come to? And yes, we do need some turd busters!!!

If you don't mind, DD, I think I prefer the photos of Pea's pretty kitchen much better than what you've provided. I mean, why would anyone want to look at gross bug bags?? Now go and kill those uglies!! Blechhhhhh!

If you don't mind, DD, I think I prefer the photos of Pea's pretty kitchen much better than what you've provided. I mean, why would anyone want to look at gross bug bags?? Now go and kill those uglies!! Blechhhhhh!

Oh Mermy! I hear ya! I'd rather look at Pea's kitchen any day. And believe me, I'm working on it!

If you don't mind, DD, I think I prefer the photos of Pea's pretty kitchen much better than what you've provided. I mean, why would anyone want to look at gross bug bags?? Now go and kill those uglies!! Blechhhhhh!

:roll: Well let's see, there's 2 pages of comments over 2 days on these gross bug bags, some of us wanted to know! I couldn't even begin to imagine how gross they were!
DD is a genuine sweetheart to inform & educate, as usual.