When you search Claremore Pest Control, you will find Platinum Pest and Lawn, where we treat for all types of different pests. One of the pests we get calls about and treat for is worms. All types of different worms. Bag Worms, Army Worms, Webworms just to name a few.
The bagworm is a perennial insect pest of arborvitae, juniper, pine, spruce and many other evergreen tree species including Christmas trees. It also attacks certain deciduous trees such as black locust, honeylocust, and sycamore. The bagworm is most common in southern regions of Pennsylvania. Infestations have recently been noticed north of I80 in the state. The spread of the bagworm is slow since adult females are unable to fly. Their dispersal over wide areas occurs mainly through movement of infested nursery stock and ornamental plants, or by wind dispersal of small bagworm larvae during early June, which is also known as ballooning. This insect is most easily recognized by the case or the bag that the caterpillar forms and suspends from ornamental plants on which it feeds. The bag is made of mostly silk and bits of its host foliage. These materials are interwoven to disguise and add strength to the case. The adult female is worm-like. It does not have eyes, wings, legs, or mouthparts. She never leaves the bag that she built. The adult male is sooty black and moth-like with transparent wings that are nearly made of scales.The reason you would want to search Claremore Pest Control, is because these bagworm larvae injure plants when they feed on needles and leaves. Young caterpillars feed on the upper epidermis of host plants, sometimes leaving small holes in the foliage. Unfortunately, bagworm infestations generally go undetected until the damage is complete, and the large bags constructed by this pest are very noticeable.
Armyworms are destructive pests that eat grass, vegetables, and ornamentals, destroying entire plants at a rapid pace. These pests grow into moths within a few weeks, but the larvae stage causes the most damage. During the larvae stage, they eat your lawn and numerous different crops throughout your garden. They got their name because these pests move together in large masses like little armies, attacking plants viciously.Healthy garden conditions usually keep armyworm populations low. Other times, they get out of control. Armyworms are most active at nighty, hiding in plants and under grass and debris throughout the day. Armyworms particularly like wet conditions. If you experience several weeks of cool, wet weather in the spring, it will lead to higher chances of armyworms breeding and spreading. At the same time, these conditions reduce the activity of predators that typically feed on armyworms, allowing the population to spread without any natural control measures. Armyworms are creatures of opportunity, meaning they will eat whatever they find. They prefer pasture crops and lawn grass, such as: corn, oats, rye, sugarcane and wheat. But they also love all kinds of vegetables, such as: beans, cabbage, carrots, celery, lettuce, onions, peas, peppers, radishes and sweet potatoes. As armyworms get older, they are easier to recognize due to their distinctive stripes that run the length of their body. The biggest problem with these pests is that they are prolific breeders. They lay large clusters of eggs, and they will take over gardens in no time. It all starts by the moth laying a cluster of eggs on the leaves of an older plant or on the seedlings. The female moth will lay up to 2,000 eggs! The eggs will hatch in 5-10 days and then the tiny caterpillars will emerge and start to feed for weeks. The larvae stage will eat all night and destroy plants. After a few weeks, the larvae pupate and turn into adults within 10 days.You should use Claremore Pest Control, at the first sign of damage. The first sign of damage is usually small brown patches of grass throughout your lawn. Some other signs would be finding shallow holes in your fruit or finding skeletonized leaves especially on corn, lettuce and beans. When you search for Claremore Pest Control and you schedule with PLatinum Pest and Lawn, we will come out and treat for these armyworms. Until then, you can take some preventative measures by keeping your lawn mowed, keeping your grass healthy and cleaning out your garden.
Webworms are a native moth that occurs throughout North America, and now the world thanks to their accidental introduction to Europe during World War ii. The noticeable stage of this ugly pest usually appears from June through August, but if a second generation is produced, it can extend into october. infestations tend to be episodic in nature with back-to-back bad webworm years occurring about once a decade. However, some webworms will be seen almost every season. webworms form their nests on the tips of tree branches. Although the webs are very unsightly, damage to most trees is considered to be insignificant. The first visible signs of infestation occur when beige to Brown webs begin to irregularly enclose the ends of upper branches. This would be a great time to search for Claremore Pest Control. The first visible signs of infestation occur when these beige to Brown webs begin to irregularly and close the ends of Upper branches. and the initial stages the small, Harry yellow brown worms feed only on the upper surface of the leaf, but as the size of the caterpillar increases the whole Leaf is eaten. as the colony consumes the initial leaves in the vicinity of where the inch wide white moth lays its hundreds of eggs, the size of the Webby Mass increases. the frass also known as poop from all of the feedings remains in the thick web and becomes extremely ugly. for the first half of the four to six week period during which the caterpillars feed, all feeding is in the confines of the web. as caterpillars near maturity at 1:00 and 3/4 in long they leave the web at night to feed. during the final stage of development, caterpillars leave the web and crawl to a convenient hiding place, such as a thick patch of bark or the leaf litter at the base of the tree, were they form a 3/4 in Long brownish pupil case where they overwinter. the range of trees attacked by this pest is impressive. worldwide, more than 600 kinds of deciduous trees have been attacked, but favorites include sweet gum, crab apples, persimmons, black walnut pecan, hickory, cherry, River birch, and occasionally even Elms and willows. because the webworm does its most significant damage during the hottest and driest part of the season when most trees have stopped growing anyway, their damage is primarily considered of only aesthetic concern. so if you would like to have your beautiful trees back after being infested with webworms, use Claremore Pest Control were you will reach Platinum pests and Lawn and we will come out and remove these ugly eyes sores.
