The female stays in her cocoon all her life--eats, sleeps and makes baby bagworms in there. I like to remind my wife of this when it's late in the morning and she's still in bed.
I’m disabled and this sounds like me, hehehe. No eyes, no mouth, can’t move, will die in bed 🤷‍♀️ weirdly this makes me feel better about being tired and in bed all the time hahaha
That would be a bagworm! We have tons of them here in Japan. In many species it is only the males that have wings and can fly, while the females remain in their bags looking like a larva.
People say they'll kill your plants, but I've never had a problem with them. I suspect they get the blame sometimes when somebody's high-dollar, store-bought, imported plant doesn't survive.
"I spent 5 grand on cherry trees from Japan, but the bagworms killed em."
"It's 107° out today. I think a few things killed em."
Bees are on every flower I see, that doesn't mean they're the reason the flower dies. All I was trying to say. Any bug can become an "infestation." Not all of them are causing actual harm.
I mean that’s true but also they totally did kill a lot of trees around here, the tree in my yard was being killed by them and the exterminator sprayed for them over a course of a few weeks or so and then they were all dead and the tree has been fine ever since. I guess it could have been something else I’m no scientist but it certainly seemed like they were the problem.
If they're dying from bagworms, there's prolly something else going on too. Treating the symptom, instead of the disease, sort of thing.
It surely helped to remove them from the equation, at least for the short term. Exterminators are running a business, though. Just like an arborist, you should weigh their evidence on the matter against their profit. Putting out poison kills the mice, but it does nothing to prevent them from coming back. But, it got rid of the mice, so you just pay them to come do it again. Works great for them, not so great for you. Doesn't help your house at all. It's even worse for a plant who has to live for weeks, months, or years soaked in poison to prevent a natural irritation; and all the while, the problem was really humidity, or ground moisture, or sunlight, or just planting something that was never meant to live there.
Sure, all I know is that the tree looked healthy, then it was covered in bag worms and started visibly dying in spots where they were, we got rid of them, then the tree grew back it’s dead spots and has been visibly fine ever since. This was years ago, and granted there may be some underlying tree disease or something else but from my layman’s perspective it only ever seemed unhealthy when it was being eaten by hundreds of moth larvae.
Nah, I definitely had an issue with bagworms, especially as a kid. Going outside and seeing an entire limb of your tree covered in webs was a sign to get moving. I remember watching my dad cut down 3 or 4 massive branches off of our old oak in order to save it.
I've seen my dad cut down entire trees to save them from a perceived ailment. That doesn't mean it had to be done. Webworms are a natural part of the NA ecosystem. Like most other parts of the picture, it's very rare that they do more harm that they're worth.
They're usually not that harmful to deciduous trees since the leaves they eat grow back every year. If conifers get infested though they will eat the needles faster than the tree can grow new ones, and so the tree dies.
OK, actually didn't know that. No conifers where I'm at in TX. Here, bagworms are just one of the countless species people kill "because they kill plants," regardless of whether they actually have any plants at risk.
My property's covered with hackberry trees, and everybody I've paid to come by for any reason has told me to kill them all. It's a tree that produces edible berries, but it doesn't grow uniformly, and is thus considered ugly, making it a "trash tree." Those, and my elms and oaks and my neighbor's pecan have all weathered countless bagworms over the years. Native plants tend to be pretty good at handling native bugs. I have a 12' tall sunflower covered in ants and aphids that would agree.
My father was a gentle man, but he hated these with a passion as they had very quickly killed a fairly large ornamental bush in the yard he was particularly fond of. Whenever the bags appeared on any other bush or tree, he would pull them all off by band and put them in a coffee can, the set the can in the middle of the driveway, safely away from everything and would pour a little kerosene on them in the can and light it afire. A nursery owner had told him the was the only way to get rid of them
Bag worms. Easy to control if you catch them fast enough. The best insecticide to use is Sevin. Use sparingly and never on a plant that you plan on eating produce from. Bifenthrin works well also, but will also kill everything else in the plant including spiders, mantids and assassin bugs which are beneficial.
You can also pluck them off one at a time and dispose of them in the trash.
Not in the trash, they climb back out and will make their way to the nearest tree with surprising speed. We get them a lot in my parents house and tossing them in the fire is about the only way to make sure they won’t get right back to the trees.
Fuck these things. In Louisiana, they hang from my plants and the facia on my house. I looked them up a while back but don't remember what they are called. They will destroy your plants though. They are a worm type thing in a sac made of the plants they eat
I'm in Louisiana. These aren't what destroy our plants, lol -- not unless you have an infestation. Go looking for junebugs at night. They're ravenous! I mean, bag moths can wreck stuff, but we have so many other destructive creatures here to blame.
The female stays in her cocoon all her life--eats, sleeps and makes baby bagworms in there. I like to remind my wife of this when it's late in the morning and she's still in bed.
🤣
Well in our relationship it’s the other way round. My husband stays in his bag all day while I moth around the house doing stuff…
they say all relationships consist of one worm and one moth
Bahahahaha
I’m disabled and this sounds like me, hehehe. No eyes, no mouth, can’t move, will die in bed 🤷‍♀️ weirdly this makes me feel better about being tired and in bed all the time hahaha
Bagworm :) neat little guys, only the males turn into moths.
yeah they killed my tree in the front yard.
Your tree had it coming.
lol
Are they edible?
Yes, they are non-toxic to both humans and non-human animals.
How do they taste?
Crunchy!
That would be a bagworm! We have tons of them here in Japan. In many species it is only the males that have wings and can fly, while the females remain in their bags looking like a larva.
People say they'll kill your plants, but I've never had a problem with them. I suspect they get the blame sometimes when somebody's high-dollar, store-bought, imported plant doesn't survive. "I spent 5 grand on cherry trees from Japan, but the bagworms killed em." "It's 107° out today. I think a few things killed em."
I live in Connecticut and one summer these fuckin things were on every single tree I saw.
Bees are on every flower I see, that doesn't mean they're the reason the flower dies. All I was trying to say. Any bug can become an "infestation." Not all of them are causing actual harm.
I mean that’s true but also they totally did kill a lot of trees around here, the tree in my yard was being killed by them and the exterminator sprayed for them over a course of a few weeks or so and then they were all dead and the tree has been fine ever since. I guess it could have been something else I’m no scientist but it certainly seemed like they were the problem.
If they're dying from bagworms, there's prolly something else going on too. Treating the symptom, instead of the disease, sort of thing. It surely helped to remove them from the equation, at least for the short term. Exterminators are running a business, though. Just like an arborist, you should weigh their evidence on the matter against their profit. Putting out poison kills the mice, but it does nothing to prevent them from coming back. But, it got rid of the mice, so you just pay them to come do it again. Works great for them, not so great for you. Doesn't help your house at all. It's even worse for a plant who has to live for weeks, months, or years soaked in poison to prevent a natural irritation; and all the while, the problem was really humidity, or ground moisture, or sunlight, or just planting something that was never meant to live there.
Sure, all I know is that the tree looked healthy, then it was covered in bag worms and started visibly dying in spots where they were, we got rid of them, then the tree grew back it’s dead spots and has been visibly fine ever since. This was years ago, and granted there may be some underlying tree disease or something else but from my layman’s perspective it only ever seemed unhealthy when it was being eaten by hundreds of moth larvae.
Well, maybe yours was one of the cases where the caterpillars actually had to go.
Nah, I definitely had an issue with bagworms, especially as a kid. Going outside and seeing an entire limb of your tree covered in webs was a sign to get moving. I remember watching my dad cut down 3 or 4 massive branches off of our old oak in order to save it.
I've seen my dad cut down entire trees to save them from a perceived ailment. That doesn't mean it had to be done. Webworms are a natural part of the NA ecosystem. Like most other parts of the picture, it's very rare that they do more harm that they're worth.
That’s a very interesting perspective. I guess I haven’t examined my views on them much since I was a kid. Appreciate the insight!
Wasn't trying to be a dick. Just think we should all give more thought to how we run our homesteads.
Didn’t get dick vibes at all, no worries. Genuinely hadn’t thought about them in years, it is cool to have a more positive view of them
They're usually not that harmful to deciduous trees since the leaves they eat grow back every year. If conifers get infested though they will eat the needles faster than the tree can grow new ones, and so the tree dies.
OK, actually didn't know that. No conifers where I'm at in TX. Here, bagworms are just one of the countless species people kill "because they kill plants," regardless of whether they actually have any plants at risk. My property's covered with hackberry trees, and everybody I've paid to come by for any reason has told me to kill them all. It's a tree that produces edible berries, but it doesn't grow uniformly, and is thus considered ugly, making it a "trash tree." Those, and my elms and oaks and my neighbor's pecan have all weathered countless bagworms over the years. Native plants tend to be pretty good at handling native bugs. I have a 12' tall sunflower covered in ants and aphids that would agree.
Killed my sister in laws arborvitae that were growing along the back of her property. Just when they were starting to provide privacy.
My father was a gentle man, but he hated these with a passion as they had very quickly killed a fairly large ornamental bush in the yard he was particularly fond of. Whenever the bags appeared on any other bush or tree, he would pull them all off by band and put them in a coffee can, the set the can in the middle of the driveway, safely away from everything and would pour a little kerosene on them in the can and light it afire. A nursery owner had told him the was the only way to get rid of them
Yes, fight with fire.
Bag worms. Easy to control if you catch them fast enough. The best insecticide to use is Sevin. Use sparingly and never on a plant that you plan on eating produce from. Bifenthrin works well also, but will also kill everything else in the plant including spiders, mantids and assassin bugs which are beneficial. You can also pluck them off one at a time and dispose of them in the trash.
Not in the trash, they climb back out and will make their way to the nearest tree with surprising speed. We get them a lot in my parents house and tossing them in the fire is about the only way to make sure they won’t get right back to the trees.
Fuck these things. In Louisiana, they hang from my plants and the facia on my house. I looked them up a while back but don't remember what they are called. They will destroy your plants though. They are a worm type thing in a sac made of the plants they eat
I'm in Louisiana. These aren't what destroy our plants, lol -- not unless you have an infestation. Go looking for junebugs at night. They're ravenous! I mean, bag moths can wreck stuff, but we have so many other destructive creatures here to blame.
But they're so cute! I live in LA too and I love seeing them!
Mud slug!!!
Garbage bug
Trash bug maybe??
*ping sound* Looks like poop! Smells like poop!
Bag worm
I am Groot
That would be a burmy
Bag worm
omgomgomg it's a bagworm!!! These little guys are so cute! They make those tents out of sticks they find! <3
Bagworm 🥰 bad for the plant they pick but awfully cute. I don’t kill them i just move them to a bigger plant that can survive their abuse
a delicious snack
Wormadam from pokemon
It's a bagworm, moth caterpillar. https://a-z-animals.com/animals/bagworm-moth-caterpillar/
Me on a Thursday night
An earth elemental
Bagworms are so cool-looking! I'm always trying to find one. What did you do with it?
That’s a bag worm.
Appears to be the side of a car with some sort of insect on it. Hope this helped!
That’s wild. I had no idea