An Ashland reader recently noticed some curious little, almost lantern-like attachment appearing on her spruce. At first glance, these little cocoons looked like little lanterns in her evergreen.

In the past several years, we have seen an astounding number of bagworms in Shawnee County. As with most insects, populations rise and fall with weather conditions and food availability. Typically, we ...

Did you ever play hide-and-seek as a kid? I’m sure many of you did. A common landscape pest plays, well, just “hide” with us on our evergreens – the bagworm. The insect does it not by hiding in the ...

As I remember, I had a large quantity of bagworms last year. How do I prevent that this year? — A.P. You are correct — last year we had what some called a “bumper crop” of bagworms. It seems like they ...

Gardeners and homeowners beware - bagworms are back. These caterpillar pests, known for creating distinctive spindle-shaped "bags" on trees and shrubs, have a healthy appetite. A large population of ...

Billy Clark stood in his pecan orchard surveying the thousands of bagworm sacks hanging from tree branches. Bagworms and webworms are a common sight on trees and other plants in late summer, but why ...

If a recent stroll through your yard or pasture, left you perplexed about the pod-like objects hanging from your trees, you're probably the victim of a bagworm infestation. Bagworm infestations, ...

The dreaded bagworms are set to return and start munching away on our landscape plants. Unless treated at the appropriate time, bagworms can cause irreversible damage. Consider this your yearly ...

Evergreen bagworms, those nasty little buggers, have really reared their ugly head this year. This year, for sure, is a bumper crop for bagworms. Bagworms will feed on a wide variety of trees and ...

Bagworms have hatched around the Miami Valley area. If you have had issues with these pests in the pasts, you need to check your trees and shrubs, especially evergreens, closely. Bagworms are ...

Hancock County Commission to vote on opioid settlement fund disbursement March 26 During Thursday's Hancock County Commission meeting, it was decided that the commission will vote on the disbursement ...