This looks a clever way of trapping them but I use a very long tree pruner and simply snip off the nests before the pillars leave and then dispose of them. There are a dozen or so trees near me and some have 30 or so nests. One of the trees is a bit out of reach so I start up on a ladder. I have noticed that if you remove them all off the trees around they don't seem to return the following years.
Hi Seeba films, I agree snipping the nests out is probably the most effective way if you can reach them, however the caterpillars like to nest in the sunshine which is on top of the trees, so this trap works very well for the unreachable nests.
Yes I can see that - quite expensive if there are many trees though. The pine trees around me are not too big but are growing every year. There is one tree left that as you say, has 3-4 nests right at the top in the sun and they are just out of reach with my pruner. I will have to climb up with the ladder to start. Found last year that the stuff they leave on the branches is irritating to hands so will wear gloves this time.
It has to do with their life cycle, after going underground they will come out as a moth in mid summer then they will mate and that's another time you can catch them but this time with a pheromone trap and after mating they will nest on a pine tree again, they can perfectly nest on a pine where you cut off nests previously. Best way imho is to remove the nests with one of those scissors at the end of a long pole, then, if you have very tall pines put a trap like this one he is using. the moth trap maybe but they will be expensive to place because you can't just diy the pheromone but if you can find cheap female moth pheromone the trap itself its easy to do.
from about mid January to mid April depending on the temperature. The nest is mostly to protect them from the cold, you will notice most nests are facing south aren't they? if we have a warmer year they will come down sooner. Beware. dogs and cats are killed by this in a mater of just a couple of hours, if the lesions are not fatal they will most likely loose part of the tongue and lips. take your animals to the vet immediately, don't even need to call, they will understand the seriousness of the situation. Signs are salivation in large quantities, open wide pupils, prostration. Also, grab a rough cloth wet it in cold water and scrape the animals mouth interior immediately from in to outside, do it each time with a new part of the cloth. ware gloves and long sleeves, wash your clothes at 60c or more to neutralise the caterpillar hairs.
@@pabloessgalhardo5317 Thank you! Currently, I'm away for most of the year and miss if they have moved yet...or not. I didn't see any nests over the Christmas Holiday, the last time I was home. I've yet to see any live or dead ones. My wife sent me pictures of one f the nests before it was removed by an exterminator.
Hi. The website seems to be down. Are these products on sale somewhere? Thanks!
This looks a clever way of trapping them but I use a very long tree pruner and simply snip off the nests before the pillars leave and then dispose of them. There are a dozen or so trees near me and some have 30 or so nests. One of the trees is a bit out of reach so I start up on a ladder. I have noticed that if you remove them all off the trees around they don't seem to return the following years.
Hi Seeba films, I agree snipping the nests out is probably the most effective way if you can reach them, however the caterpillars like to nest in the sunshine which is on top of the trees, so this trap works very well for the unreachable nests.
Yes I can see that - quite expensive if there are many trees though. The pine trees around me are not too big but are growing every year. There is one tree left that as you say, has 3-4 nests right at the top in the sun and they are just out of reach with my pruner. I will have to climb up with the ladder to start. Found last year that the stuff they leave on the branches is irritating to hands so will wear gloves this time.
Yeah BC the caterpillars don't turn to moths to lay eggs in the same tree
It has to do with their life cycle, after going underground they will come out as a moth in mid summer then they will mate and that's another time you can catch them but this time with a pheromone trap and after mating they will nest on a pine tree again, they can perfectly nest on a pine where you cut off nests previously.
Best way imho is to remove the nests with one of those scissors at the end of a long pole, then, if you have very tall pines put a trap like this one he is using. the moth trap maybe but they will be expensive to place because you can't just diy the pheromone but if you can find cheap female moth pheromone the trap itself its easy to do.
When do the caterpillars go down the tree? Each night? Day? Etc?
@@mikeaugust747 Thank you, Mike. I've yet to see any as I'm working outside the country during April.
from about mid January to mid April depending on the temperature. The nest is mostly to protect them from the cold, you will notice most nests are facing south aren't they? if we have a warmer year they will come down sooner. Beware. dogs and cats are killed by this in a mater of just a couple of hours, if the lesions are not fatal they will most likely loose part of the tongue and lips. take your animals to the vet immediately, don't even need to call, they will understand the seriousness of the situation. Signs are salivation in large quantities, open wide pupils, prostration. Also, grab a rough cloth wet it in cold water and scrape the animals mouth interior immediately from in to outside, do it each time with a new part of the cloth. ware gloves and long sleeves, wash your clothes at 60c or more to neutralise the caterpillar hairs.
@@pabloessgalhardo5317 Thank you! Currently, I'm away for most of the year and miss if they have moved yet...or not. I didn't see any nests over the Christmas Holiday, the last time I was home. I've yet to see any live or dead ones. My wife sent me pictures of one f the nests before it was removed by an exterminator.
How to prevent them from traveling from my neighbour's garden into mine?
Cheeky pup? :)
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