The web worms are back...

With a vengeance and have completely devastated my little pecan tree. I wonder if Dawn dishwashing detergent will get rid of them? Shot in color, but there really wasn't much color so I converted it to b&w.

[Susan Wakely]

Never heard of web worms. They look and sound a real pest.

[Mags]

@wakelys I've shot them before. The info on them is here - https://365project.org/marlboromaam/extra-stuff/2021-08-02 and they are a real pest.

[Bucktree]

Oh no! They always seem to attack the pecan trees.

[Corinne C]

This is an impressive picture! I'm sorry for your Pecan tree!

[Dawn]

Oh wow your poor tree

[Milanie]

I was just thinking the other day that I hadn't seen them this year - last year they were hitting the trees by June!

[Mags]

@dkellogg Thank you so much, David. They're attacking some of the Sweetgum trees around here too.

@corinnec Thank you very much, Corinne.

@Dawn Yes. I'm not sure it will recover this time.

@milaniet Yeah. I lobbed off one limb earlier this summer thinking I'd gotten rid of them, but no.

[Dawn]

@marlboromaam Fingers crossed for you Mags

[Mags]

@Dawn Thanks, Dawn. I may just have to cut it down.

[Jane Pittenger]

Yikes. So sad for s your tree

[Mags]

@jgpittenger Thanks, Jane.

[Bill Ososki]

Distressing!

[Diana]

They are new to me too, what a horrible thought of them destroying your tree!

[haskar]

We also have several species of such caterpillars. The consolation is that they only eat the leaves and do not destroy the tree. Your processing and POV build the scene of a great invasion.

[winghong_ho]

Wow, too many worms.

[Mags]

@ososki That - it is.

@ludwigsdiana They are destruction.

@haskar It's a very small tree and they have eaten every leaf. Do you think it will recover next year?

@wh2021 It's a lot.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Yikes, go away worms. Great capture.

[Mags]

@mittens Thanks, Marilyn.