The document provides information from a landscape company about bagworm control and plant selection. It discusses that bagworms hatch in late May/early June, feed on and defoliate evergreen trees and shrubs, and severely damaged plants will not recover. It recommends removing bags before the end of May, crushing bags and putting in the trash, or using chemical control in mid to late June. The company offers bagworm control services and advises inspecting plants for bags to hand pick and dispose of. The document also lists unique evergreen and deciduous shrubs and trees, perennials, ornamental grasses, and annual combination planting ideas.

1. Kristin Shriner, President/Owner Providing custom landscape services to Lincoln and surrounding areas since 1996.

2. Bagworms

3. Bagworm damage to Evergreen trees:

4. Bagworm Facts: -Eggs hatch in late May/early June -Defoliate and kill evergreens (trees and shrubs) -Feed on other plants, trees, shrubs, & flowers. -Severely damaged plants will not recover Control: -Remove bags before end of May to reduce populations -Crush bags or put in ziploc bag, then put into trash. -Chemical control mid to late June to be effective: *Spray with Malathion, Dipel, Thuricide or other chemical that states it will control bagworms -Late summer/Fall chemical applications are not effective.

5. Land Escapes has certified pesticide applicators available to provide bagworm control if you are unsure about doing it yourself. Best thing to do now is inspect your plants carefully! If you find bagworms, hand pick them off, seal in plastic bag and throw into trash. If they are not in a sealed bag they may escape and return to your plants.

6. Unique plant ideas and combinations! Land Escapes specializes in choosing unique and colorful plant varieties for your landscape and containers. Don’t be afraid to stray away from standard and overused plants such as Daylily’s, Spirea, Geraniums, Spike, and others!

7. Evergreen Shrubs Russian Cypress (on “Standard” False Cpyress ‘Mops’ Globe Blue Spruce

8. Deciduous Shrubs Ninebark ‘Center Glow’ Sumac ‘Tiger Eyes’

9. Deciduous Shrubs Shrubrose ‘Home Run’ Fothergilla ‘Blue Mist’ Buckthorn ‘Fineline’

10. Evergreen Trees Juniper ‘Taylor’ Oriental Spruce ‘Skylands’ Korean Fir ‘Siberlocke’ Spruce ‘Slenderina’ Spruce ‘ Weeping White’ Spruce ‘ Columnar Blue’ Spruce ‘ Columnar Norway’

11. Perennials Echinacea ‘Sunset’ Heleborus orientalis Salvia ‘Caradonna’ Euphorbia myrsinites Tradescantia ‘Sweet Kate’ Sedum ‘Black Jack’

12. Hostas ‘ Sum and Substance’ ‘ Halcyon’ ‘ Sunpower’

13. Ornamental Grasses Miscanthus sin. gracillimus ‘Maidengrass’ Carex ‘Evergold’ Little Bluestem ‘Blaze’ Miscanthus ‘Dixiland’

14. Annual Combinations *Sweet Potato Vine ‘Marguarite’ *Begonia ‘Firecracker’ *Grass ‘Purple Princess’

15. Annual Combinations *Upright Elephant Ear *Purple Heart *Dragon Wing Begonia’s *Cordyline *Sweet Potato Vine ‘Marguarite’ *Purple Heart *Variegated Plectranthus

16. Questions?

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