I had been aware of the damage that the pesky cedar tip moth can do to red cedars but was hoping ours would somehow avoid this nasty little pest. Unfortunately that is not the case and each of the six young red cedars that we have planted down by the creek are now badly damaged by the caterpillars of this moth.
The caterpillar chews into the growing tip of the cedar tree and hollows out the stem. Google wasn't very helpful with suggesting ways of treating the infestation, but I shall spray some pyrethrum-based spray over them this arvie. Can't hurt I spose.
I had been aware of the damage that the pesky cedar tip moth can do to red cedars but was hoping ours would somehow avoid this nasty little pest. Unfortunately that is not the case and each of the six young red cedars that we have planted down by the creek are now badly damaged by the caterpillars of this moth.
The caterpillar chews into the growing tip of the cedar tree and hollows out the stem. Google wasn't very helpful with suggesting ways of treating the infestation, but I shall spray some pyrethrum-based spray over them this arvie. Can't hurt I spose.
No comments:
Post a Comment