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Old 12-06-2007, 07:56 AM posted to rec.gardens
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Default combating inchworms on plum trees

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:50:37 -0500, sherwindu
wrote:

You might try applying a sticky substance like Tanglefoot in a band around the
trunk
of your tree. You can put something between the tree and the sticky stuff to
protect
the bark. This will trap the female worms as they climb up the tree to lay
their eggs
for the next season.

Sherwin D.


What does tanglefoot do to the bark if you don't put the barrier
there? I always wondered, never found where it said what would
happen.