This Week in the Garden
Fall Webworms in Trees: Why You Don’t Need to Worry

Fall webworms are common summer and fall pests that create noticeable silk nests on the outer ends of tree branches. While the webbing can look alarming, healthy trees can typically tolerate the feeding damage without long-term harm. Chemical control measures are usually unnecessary because the trees can handle the damage and natural predators such as birds, parasitic wasps, spiders, and other wildlife help keep webworm populations in check. Since the nests are often easy to reach, a simple way to encourage natural control is to use a stick to open the web, exposing the caterpillars to these beneficial predators. Allowing nature to take care of fall webworms is the best approach, and you don’t even need chemicals.

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