How to Remove Fall Webworms from Your Trees without Chemicals!

How to easily and safely remove fall webworms from trees without chemicals. Removing fall webworms (tent caterpillars) can be done effectively by using a pole or stick to remove them. This of course only works if you can reach them in the trees so the longer the pole the better! Web worms are not a significant issue for the health of the trees since the webworms emerge in fall and by then the trees have already absorbed most of the energy they need for the winter. They can be unsightly and you may want to remove them from smaller trees.
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[@7DARKHELLS]

Your way is the best way to get rid of them.
Good lesson!
Back in the late 70s we had a bad outbreak of these pests where I use to live in Indiana , they had all the trees covered in silk,it was a nightmare.Caterpillers were crawling all over the the ground,houses, everywhere, it was hundreds of them.
I remember everyone on the block were racking up webworms in big piles and setting them on fire with gas or lighter fluid.

[@shells4u]

Super duper thank you soooo much. I love it, no cost, no chemicals ❣

[@Growingthehomegarden]

No cost and no chemicals is the way to go whenever possible!

[@annliles3647]

Thanks for the information. I went to my allotment today and found these web worms on my tree. As a new gardener was not sure what to do with these but you have solved the problem.

[@JacquelinePyle]

They are falling from my trees and all over my deck and side of my house. I feel like I have an infection. The stick is not going to work

[@nospoon1111]

Same consuming my entire garden. Trees are a 100 ft tall.

[@ChestaAcosta-mu3hd]

Thanks Dave!!! You Rock ..

[@frankdavidson9675]

i like that method best had 3 webs on my best pecan tree they were near the end of limbs so ijust cut off about 2-3 ft and dumped in trash can next time i will use the long stick then take my propane torch and barbrcue them

[@Growingthehomegarden]

Once they are out of your tree feel free to incinerate!

[@pinkgirl74012]

Thanks dave.

[@ColonelNegative]

Thanks Dave!

[@christaldaughtery2849]

Thank you so very much! I HATE CHEMICALS!

[@naisah8605]

Thank you

[@stanhuskey1416]

Web worms eat a tree's leaves and that leads to dead branches and dead trees if the trees are infested. Especially bad on my Sour Woods and Pecan trees. I can reaches about 20' high but the bigger webs are higher. Is there some kind of treatment to put around base of trees to protect them?

[@Growingthehomegarden]

I have read but not tried this but you can wrap a barrier of tin foil then cover it with petroleum oil. Supposedly the worms won't cross the petroleum.

[@frankdavidson9675]

they usually come in the fall the leaves are going to fall soon any way i dont think they damage the tree if its a small limb just cut it it will grow back in the spring

[@agraves561]

Thanks!

[@JeromeStorey]

Is it a concern if they crawl inside your home or attic?

[@JeffreyStrader]

What if their atleast 25' or higher up in the tree?........Is a DISH SOAP solution worth the effort?

[@bobgil3464]

My problem like others mentioned are the heights. To high to reach with a pole.

[@niconicouana]

@@bobgil3464 Same. if you have a solution, please let me know. They're very high and falling into my pool etc.

[@frankdavidson9675]

you can use a long cane pole or a piece of 3/4 in pvc pipe with a long stick to reach up 20 ft that pipe comes in 10 ft sections its not very heavy

[@frankdavidson9675]

i read about soap dish effort they said it only coats out side not very effective

[@JeffreyStrader]

Here in Oklahoma a standard high pressure water hose works. They are easy to drown.

[@Growingthehomegarden]

Good tip!

[@ElizabethMuellerNovelist]

😮
I thought of that, too. Thank you for the affirmation!

[@EastyUK]

On our large trees away from the home the Ants do a good job of marching the silk worms out of the trees.

[@Growingthehomegarden]

I love that nature can sometimes take care of it's own problems! :)

[@EastyUK]

@@Growingthehomegarden Certainly, often it's all a complex symbiotic balance. So much to learn.

[@roderoda1758]

Another method taught via my grandfather: Tying a rag around a stick, a little charcoal lighter fluid and a match. This small flame will quickly and completely destroy the web and worms, with very minimal damage to the tree limb.

[@mrappe51]

This is not going to work 50’ up in my live oak tree. They are falling everywhere on my house and potted plants.

[@jackiemuir4160]

can I ask, if they're nothing to worry about for the trees, why destroy them? will they stay over winter and start to damage in the spring?

[@Growingthehomegarden]

It's mostly cosmetic. People don't like to see the leaves diminished off of the trees. In my garden if I can reach it I'll remove them but if they are high up I mostly don't worry about them. Sometimes I try to at least puncture the nest so I can open it up for the birds to eat.

[@bobgil3464]

It looks as if the large muddobbers try to get in there also.

[@dennismarcus1752]

Log cane pole

[@frankdavidson9675]

plus a 3/4 in pvc pole taped to it u can reach it then

[@severedflesh]

Thanks Dave!