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Ignore the following information. As usual, it's awful.


On 07 Jun 2003 13:55:31 GMT, (Iris Cohen) wrote:


You have tent caterpillars. Spray with an insecticide which is listed for fruit
trees. You will probably have to spray several times. Wait until evening when
they are in their web and spray it heavily. You can also kill them if you have
a blowtorch with a very narrow flame, so you can aim it right at the web
without damaging the tree.
I don't know what you mean by small black eggs. That may be excrement. You
won't find eggs until the fall. In the fall, look over your tree for small
shiny egg masses on the trunk or branches. Cut the branch off if possible &
burn it. Otherwise remove all the eggs & burn them.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)