Welcome to my nightmare

[ProfessorM]

[QUOTE=Swimmer]I'll give them any tree in th yard as long as they stay off my friekin fruit trees. QUOTE]

I did get to them with the sevin before they got my peaches and pears but they ruined my apples and the winter moths got to all my blueberries. Those damn winter moths actually get into the buds before anything leafs out so you don't even know they are there until it is too late. Got to get them real early in the season.

Most of the damage in my area is being done by the Forest tent caterpillar, different than the tent caterpillar which you can identify by the tell tale nest. They come out first before the gypsy moth caterpillar. In case you are interested you tell the forest tent from the tent caterpillar because the forest tent has a series of white key-holed-shaped spots down the lenght of their backs. The regular tent caterpillar has a long straight white line down their backs. The gypsy moth caterpillar has starting from behind their head 5 rows of paired blue dots followed by 6 pairs of red dots. They all look some what similar. The winter moth is a green caterpillar. I know too much info.
I am glad I cleaned my gutters with all this rain only problem is now with clean gutters the water really flows into my flooded cellar. I guess no plug assembling today. Paul

[vineyardblues]

Hey Paul,
Can you tell a male from a female ? Go out side and check between them legs

LOL
VB

[ProfessorM]

Lol you basta&^%&$%$

[Slingah]

Paul....what kills them....I just noticed the base of a dozen trees in my yard are thick with those things.....droppings all over the place but not much leave damage....should I leave them alone or wipe them out???

[ProfessorM]

Hey bud I think they should be finishing up. I noticed a lot of them just sitting on the trunks of trees and dying. I think all this rain is killing a lot of them and also the trees end up producing a bacteria that kills them too, but not enough of them. I use Sevin in a hand pump sprayer. If the trees,shrubs are no higher than 10 feet you can spray yourself if they are higher you will have a hard time getting them. If you use Sevin use a respirator and wash up good. My trees are starting to put out new leaves and all this rain is good for them to recover as they get real stressed losing all their foliage. I would probably say the hell with it at this point, especially if they are not damaging the trees but get them ealier next year. Good luck. P.

[Slingah]

thanks....I think that is the case...they are dying......you sure know alot about the pillers

[ProfessorM]

I love gardening so you learn useless crap like that .That and 50 cents will get you a coffee. P.