This is the start of a fall canker worm blog to allow you to post your information as well. The Envirothon team banded a couple of trees here at the office similar to the banding we did at the Caledon program. The rain last week made the banding material sag, and I'm not sure how well it is going to work at keeping out the female canker worms. My husband, Dan, came up with a different plan for the wrapping and it has held up better than the tree wrap. He cut pieces of insulation into 6-inch widths, and we used banding stretch wrap for moving. It comes in a short roll and sticks to itself without any adhesive. We wrapped the trees before the rain and cold, and only had one wrap come loose. When Dan looked at the trees, he said the ones where he used the stretch wrap generously held. I'll try to post some photos later.
Also, Karen Snape stopped by yesterday and said she had seen a fall canker worm moth at her house. Keep watching and let me know what you see and if you find a better way.
Hi - not sure what happened to my previous post but...
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Thank you !
Sherie
It's not too late to wrap the trees. There may be a few moths already, but the bulk of them have not emerged. For the material we used at home, I googled "plastic wrap for moving" and it came up. It should be available wherever you find packing and shipping supplies. We have not applied the sticky stuff to the trees, but will be using axle grease to trap the insects. For more information on banding for canker worms, I'll provide a link to a publication from North Caroline that was used in our program.
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