Talk about tiny houses. These little critters have us beat by a long shot. Using silk to pull together bits of leaves, twigs or other plant materials, bagworm moths craft unique, temporary homes that ...

After I had just delivered a Christmas message at one of my churches in Canton, a friend I've know for 30 years was sitting across the table from me and asked about his old hedge of arborvitae. These ...

The bagworm moth caterpillar is a wonder. Aptly named, these little creatures live much of their lives inside a self-spun silk bag. They’re remarkable architects: bagworms adorn their silky abodes ...

The AgCenter has gotten several calls the past few weeks about strange-looking bugs eating ornamentals. The culprit turned out to be bagworms, the caterpillar stage of moths in the Psychidae family.

A friend of mine from the pool who was rehabbing a broken arm gave me a call a few weeks ago about these little pinecones on her arborvitae. I said okay, I would like to see this issue. She invited me ...

One of Yogi Berra's famous quotes came to mind last week when I noticed the dead-looking terminal shoots on my Emerald Green arborvitae; the stems appeared to be scorched by a blowtorch. As I walked ...

The relatively mild weather we’ve been having this fall has been wonderful for hiking. Unfortunately, it’s also good weather for outdoor chores, so I don’t have freezing cold and snow as excuses to ...

WEBVTT IT IS GOING TO BE MISERABLY HOT. THE FORECAST IS COMING UP FOR IT -- IS COMING UP. THEY ARE A MUNCHING MENACE AND EAT DOZENS OF SPECIES OF TREES AND SHRUBS. SO WHAT CAN YOU DO TO STOP THE ...