THe worms have abated now but I will be vigilant next Spring when they return and tke the advice of the CCE. Good luck!
Unfortunate beauty, they. According to the CCE, the worms mangle and deform but they don't destroy. So siccing them on to the areas you want to...
Okay, the CCE had the varmint. It is definitely the Fruittree leafroller, Archips argyrospila. A moth as I suspected! Curiously, they are in...
Gosh, eliminate this beautiful flora and source of nourishment for butterflies? You can come hand strip the ugly little worms if you want 'em....
My Black Knight is suffering from decimation by tiny grey worms that imbed in the base of the leaves around the bud base. They leave a sticky...