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Moths on Oak Trees
I have moths, lots of them on my oak trees, not the live oaks. Anyone
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On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:26:56 -0500, Will wrote:
I have moths, lots of them on my oak trees, not the live oaks. Anyone know what they are and how to treat. Thanks They are moths and why do you want to treat? |
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"Will" wrote in message
... I have moths, lots of them on my oak trees, not the live oaks. Anyone know what they are and how to treat. Thanks Moths are furry flying insects. Treat them like your in-laws with your wife present. I couldn't find "not" live oaks anyplace. Must be a new species. 2 species are prevalent in the hill country. Another as well when traveling east or south. None of which are of the "not" species. -- Jonny |
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Jonny wrote:
"Will" wrote in message ... I have moths, lots of them on my oak trees, not the live oaks. Anyone know what they are and how to treat. Thanks Moths are furry flying insects. Treat them like your in-laws with your wife present. I couldn't find "not" live oaks anyplace. Must be a new species. 2 species are prevalent in the hill country. Another as well when traveling east or south. None of which are of the "not" species. I was unsure of the exact type of oak, is anyone able to help that is not a wise ass. |
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"Will" wrote in message
... Jonny wrote: "Will" wrote in message ... I have moths, lots of them on my oak trees, not the live oaks. Anyone know what they are and how to treat. Thanks Moths are furry flying insects. Treat them like your in-laws with your wife present. I couldn't find "not" live oaks anyplace. Must be a new species. 2 species are prevalent in the hill country. Another as well when traveling east or south. None of which are of the "not" species. I was unsure of the exact type of oak, is anyone able to help that is not a wise ass. Don't get upset - the brevity of your OP practically *begged* for a wise assed response. G Moths themselves rarely... I'd be inclined to say never...do any damage - although their larvae can be quite destructive. Is there a specific type of damage that you think they're causing to your "not live oaks?" If so, maybe you can describe it, thereby giving us a little bit more information. -- Mike Harris Austin, TX |
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"Will" wrote in message ... Jonny wrote: "Will" wrote in message ... I have moths, lots of them on my oak trees, not the live oaks. Anyone know what they are and how to treat. Thanks Moths are furry flying insects. Treat them like your in-laws with your wife present. I couldn't find "not" live oaks anyplace. Must be a new species. 2 species are prevalent in the hill country. Another as well when traveling east or south. None of which are of the "not" species. I was unsure of the exact type of oak, is anyone able to help that is not a wise ass. If a buttload ton of leaves fall almost all at once from this specific species of oak in early spring and quickly grows new leaves, its a southern live oak or closely related Texas live oak. Some refer to this as an "evergreen", which its not. Either can be referred to as Live Oak. If leaves turn bright bright red or orange in fall and sheds these leaves in fall, most likely a Shumard Red Oak. Not to be confused with a Texas red oak which frequents further west in the hill country proper. There are hybrids of both that occur naturally. All can be referred to as Red Oak. If neither fit the description, most likely planted there. Not native to the area. -- Jonny |
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Jonny wrote:
"Will" wrote in message ... Jonny wrote: "Will" wrote in message ... I have moths, lots of them on my oak trees, not the live oaks. Anyone know what they are and how to treat. Thanks Moths are furry flying insects. Treat them like your in-laws with your wife present. I couldn't find "not" live oaks anyplace. Must be a new species. 2 species are prevalent in the hill country. Another as well when traveling east or south. None of which are of the "not" species. I was unsure of the exact type of oak, is anyone able to help that is not a wise ass. If a buttload ton of leaves fall almost all at once from this specific species of oak in early spring and quickly grows new leaves, its a southern live oak or closely related Texas live oak. Some refer to this as an "evergreen", which its not. Either can be referred to as Live Oak. If leaves turn bright bright red or orange in fall and sheds these leaves in fall, most likely a Shumard Red Oak. Not to be confused with a Texas red oak which frequents further west in the hill country proper. There are hybrids of both that occur naturally. All can be referred to as Red Oak. If neither fit the description, most likely planted there. Not native to the area. Its a Red oak and I have identified the moth as Gypsy Moths and have discovered they are quite serious. Anyone know how to treat so they do not return in the spring in a destructive stage. I have thousands of moths. |
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"Will" wrote in message
... Jonny wrote: "Will" wrote in message ... Jonny wrote: "Will" wrote in message ... I have moths, lots of them on my oak trees, not the live oaks. Anyone know what they are and how to treat. Thanks Moths are furry flying insects. Treat them like your in-laws with your wife present. I couldn't find "not" live oaks anyplace. Must be a new species. 2 species are prevalent in the hill country. Another as well when traveling east or south. None of which are of the "not" species. I was unsure of the exact type of oak, is anyone able to help that is not a wise ass. If a buttload ton of leaves fall almost all at once from this specific species of oak in early spring and quickly grows new leaves, its a southern live oak or closely related Texas live oak. Some refer to this as an "evergreen", which its not. Either can be referred to as Live Oak. If leaves turn bright bright red or orange in fall and sheds these leaves in fall, most likely a Shumard Red Oak. Not to be confused with a Texas red oak which frequents further west in the hill country proper. There are hybrids of both that occur naturally. All can be referred to as Red Oak. If neither fit the description, most likely planted there. Not native to the area. Its a Red oak and I have identified the moth as Gypsy Moths and have discovered they are quite serious. Anyone know how to treat so they do not return in the spring in a destructive stage. I have thousands of moths. That is serious. Don't waste time writing us about the problem. This is no time for half measures. Contact the Texas Department of Agriculture ASAP. -- Mike Harris Austin, TX |
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On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:46:47 -0500, Will wrote:
Jonny wrote: "Will" wrote in message ... Jonny wrote: "Will" wrote in message ... I have moths, lots of them on my oak trees, not the live oaks. Anyone know what they are and how to treat. Thanks Moths are furry flying insects. Treat them like your in-laws with your wife present. I couldn't find "not" live oaks anyplace. Must be a new species. 2 species are prevalent in the hill country. Another as well when traveling east or south. None of which are of the "not" species. I was unsure of the exact type of oak, is anyone able to help that is not a wise ass. If a buttload ton of leaves fall almost all at once from this specific species of oak in early spring and quickly grows new leaves, its a southern live oak or closely related Texas live oak. Some refer to this as an "evergreen", which its not. Either can be referred to as Live Oak. If leaves turn bright bright red or orange in fall and sheds these leaves in fall, most likely a Shumard Red Oak. Not to be confused with a Texas red oak which frequents further west in the hill country proper. There are hybrids of both that occur naturally. All can be referred to as Red Oak. If neither fit the description, most likely planted there. Not native to the area. Its a Red oak and I have identified the moth as Gypsy Moths and have discovered they are quite serious. Anyone know how to treat so they do not return in the spring in a destructive stage. I have thousands of moths. Bacillus thurgiensis applied to the tree in spring when the worms are out. They do not kill the tree. When they leave worm stage into their cocoon new leaves grow. It's not quite serious, it's nature. |
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"Jangchub" wrote in message
... Bacillus thurgiensis applied to the tree in spring when the worms are out. They do not kill the tree. When they leave worm stage into their cocoon new leaves grow. It's not quite serious, it's nature. Jangchub, That is exactly wrong. The gypsy moth is an imported pest with no natural enemies to keep it in check here. Larvae have been known to kill trees through defoliation. While your advice for using BT is accurate as it goes, the OP needs to elicit professional help. In fact, if he *knows* that he has an infestation of gypsy moths and does not report it to State and/or Federal authorities, he may be in violation of Federal law and subject to arrest and prosecution. -- Mike Harris Austin, TX |
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On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:20:45 GMT, "Mike Harris"
wrote: "Jangchub" wrote in message .. . Bacillus thurgiensis applied to the tree in spring when the worms are out. They do not kill the tree. When they leave worm stage into their cocoon new leaves grow. It's not quite serious, it's nature. Jangchub, That is exactly wrong. The gypsy moth is an imported pest with no natural enemies to keep it in check here. Larvae have been known to kill trees through defoliation. While your advice for using BT is accurate as it goes, the OP needs to elicit professional help. In fact, if he *knows* that he has an infestation of gypsy moths and does not report it to State and/or Federal authorities, he may be in violation of Federal law and subject to arrest and prosecution. Report it to authorities? Shhhhh, I've seen the gypsy moths and I in trouble now? Where did you read about prosecution for not reporting it? |
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Jangchub wrote:
On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:20:45 GMT, "Mike Harris" wrote: "Jangchub" wrote in message . .. Bacillus thurgiensis applied to the tree in spring when the worms are out. They do not kill the tree. When they leave worm stage into their cocoon new leaves grow. It's not quite serious, it's nature. Jangchub, That is exactly wrong. The gypsy moth is an imported pest with no natural enemies to keep it in check here. Larvae have been known to kill trees through defoliation. While your advice for using BT is accurate as it goes, the OP needs to elicit professional help. In fact, if he *knows* that he has an infestation of gypsy moths and does not report it to State and/or Federal authorities, he may be in violation of Federal law and subject to arrest and prosecution. Report it to authorities? Shhhhh, I've seen the gypsy moths and I in trouble now? Where did you read about prosecution for not reporting it? I don't know about requirements, but since there's only been the ONE gypsy moth found in Central Texas, and he says he has "thousands", perhaps the original poster would be so kind as to report it as a public service. http://snipurl.com/ua8i http://snipurl.com/ua8p That's IF he's in Texas, and actually has gypsy moths. I'm betting he's either "not from around here", or has mis-identified his pest. Will, seriously, talk to the pros at the Extension Office in whatever county you're in. And let us know what you find out. Good luck! DT DT |
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"Jangchub" wrote in message ... On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:20:45 GMT, "Mike Harris" wrote: "Jangchub" wrote in message . .. Bacillus thurgiensis applied to the tree in spring when the worms are out. They do not kill the tree. When they leave worm stage into their cocoon new leaves grow. It's not quite serious, it's nature. Jangchub, That is exactly wrong. The gypsy moth is an imported pest with no natural enemies to keep it in check here. Larvae have been known to kill trees through defoliation. While your advice for using BT is accurate as it goes, the OP needs to elicit professional help. In fact, if he *knows* that he has an infestation of gypsy moths and does not report it to State and/or Federal authorities, he may be in violation of Federal law and subject to arrest and prosecution. Report it to authorities? Shhhhh, I've seen the gypsy moths and I in trouble now? Where did you read about prosecution for not reporting it? Executive Order 13112 and 18 USC Sec 42 both imply possibility of criminal penalties. While I doubt that the Feds would be that draconian towards the OP, it is at least a theoretical possibility. Whether you take it seriously or not - and apparently you don't - the USDA and the Texas Dept of Agriculture do. -- Mike Harris Austin, TX |
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On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:33:28 GMT, "Mike Harris"
wrote: Executive Order 13112 and 18 USC Sec 42 both imply possibility of criminal penalties. While I doubt that the Feds would be that draconian towards the OP, it is at least a theoretical possibility. Whether you take it seriously or not - and apparently you don't - the USDA and the Texas Dept of Agriculture do. I lived on Long Island till I moved to Texas when I was 37 years old. I lived through one of, if not THE worst infestations of gypsy moth infestations the United States had seen. You could not walk one inch without hitting the silks hanging on everything. Spray trucks came out for about three years in a row in spring to spray the Bt up into the trees and now the gypsy moth, aka inch worm before it pupates are very manageable. I will take a look at this EO if I can find it. I would never wish for any ecological thing to go wrong for any reason or for any life form. |
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Moths on Oak Trees
They are butterflies.
"Will" wrote in message ... I have moths, lots of them on my oak trees, not the live oaks. Anyone know what they are and how to treat. Thanks |
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