Some of my trees are showing signs of fall webworms. What can I do to eliminate these without chemicals? Although fall webworms are unsightly, they do not pose a significant threat to mature trees, ...

The seasons are changing in Wisconsin, and nature is getting ready for the cooler temperatures. I was out walking my dog yesterday, and I couldn't believe how many squirrels were out, gathering food ...

All around the homestead one can find what looks like a hanging ball of silk or spider webbing in the trees. These silken bags have nothing to do with spiders. The silken bags are provided by fall ...

Gardeners should monitor lawns for tropical sod webworms and consider applying a low-nitrogen fertilizer in early fall. Fall is an ideal time to apply fire ant bait, manage standing water to prevent ...

LAGRANGE — You may have noticed webs growing on some trees around the county. The creature responsible for this webbing is the fall webworm. I have been watching webs develop in walnut and cherry ...

The tail-end of summer is here and fall webworms are beginning to infest Wyoming trees. They aren't actually worms, though. They're moth larvae. They make thick, sticky web sacks around the branches ...

Question: Our gardenia has grown a little taller then we would like and has finished flowering. Is now a good time to do the pruning? Answer: Often gardenias produce sporadic blooms during the summer ...

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It’s that time of the year again — webs of some sort surrounding the tops of tree branches where the new growth is. What exactly is going on? The insect or caterpillar that lives in the web is the ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who writes from Nashville about flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. A few days before Thanksgiving, my husband and I finally moved our ...

Fall webworms are always interesting in that some years it seems like they are everywhere, and other years they are pretty sparse. Fortunately, this year seems like one of the sparse years, but none ...

If you've spotted large webs in trees along Ohio highways, the culprit may not be what you think. Fall webworms, which are native insects, typically become more apparent in late summer and early fall, ...