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**yellowstang** · 07-13-2013, 07:03 AM

I thought dish washing soap and water did the trick? or was that a myth perhaps?

Quick search yielded this:

How do you get rid of web worms? - Answers

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_get_rid_of_web_worms

Die Webworms!While unsghtly, webworms will not destroy an established tree. Saplings, however, may end up a loss. One way to get rid of web worms is to pierce the web with a long pole (preferably with two nails driven perpendicular to each other at the end of the pole, creating a 'T') and begin twirling the stick. The silken nest will attach itself to the probe and as you twist the pole, like a drill bit, the nest will wrap itself into a nice bundle. You then have the choice of burning the nest and the caterpillars inside (if permissible in your jurisdiction) or plunging and removing the nest in a bucket of soapy water or stomping on the nest - eh, yuk- to pulverize the critters inside. Another way, on lower limbs, shrubs, etc. is to use Bt, a bacteria, to kill the caterpillars; they won't die from the spray. They die from eating leaves with the spray on them. You may have to repeat bi-monthly; this is best done in the spring of the year. Be careful and selective with Bt because it can kill butterflies and other beneficials, as well.Finally, if you use a pole or a jet blast of water, you can tear open the webs and the wasps and birds will have a field day with their newly accesible buffet!

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http://suite101.com/article/tree-pest-control-the-webworm-caterpillar-a131663

Controlling Webworms the Organic Way

Remove the webs from the tree with a rake, long stick, or other pole that will reach the web. Even if you cannot completely remove the web, opening the web up will allow beneficial birds, wasps, and other insects to feed on the caterpillars.
Remove the infested branch and soak the web in a bucket of soapy water to kill the caterpillars.

**Chas_svo** · 07-13-2013, 08:07 AM

I always heard it was dish soap and water thru a super soaker.

**LANTIRN** · 07-13-2013, 04:51 PM

Fire.

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