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Caterpillars in sac attacking apple tree
Don't know if they are the same pestilence that we have around here (NC,
USA)...called tent caterpillars. Touching them won't harm you, but you can destroy the web with a stick and it should destroy the colony...birds will probably eat them. Some people do the drastic and cut the limb out of the tree...it is not necessary to do so, and does more harm than good. Good luck, S "pelmar" wrote in message ... Much to my horror I discoverd cobweb like "sacs" of caterpillars and their small black eggs in my apple tree. I live in Denmark but have only come across the phenomenom in my childhood in the UK. I remember one summer in the mid 80's that a warning came on the news about sacs of caterpillars that could cause an allergic reaction if touched. They hung in sacs on trees and I remember we had a tree like thsi ion our front garden. The question is how do I get rid of them as they seem to be slowly eating away at both the leaves and the small fruits on my apple tree? P |
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