Rid my home of silkworms?
Question:ihave never seen so many silkworms...how can i get rid o em? I just trimmed a bunch of limbs that had the webs in them..plants are dieing now? from the worms?
Answers:
Don't trim your trees!! Roll newspapers into a long stick, fire the end of the stick then stick it to the web and burn them out. If you have a small brazing torch that will work also.
Did you know the Chinese value those worms cause they make silk?
Smoke them out. It works every time.
Very, very unlikely. Silkworms are native to Asia/China and feed only on Mulberry trees. You most probably have one of the many `tent` caterpillars, (the larvae of Moths) that build `silken` tents to protect themselves from predators. Many of these Moths are pests of trees and shrubs. Without more details it is only guesswork, but you surely do not have silkworms.
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