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Our first thought is to get rid of them, especially if they’re stuck on our favorite plants. The easiest way is to simply cut them off and destroy the bags. But first try opening them and looking inside. Your initial reaction will reveal whether you’re a latent entomologist or not.

Bagworms are the caterpillars of a small family (Psychidae) of relatively primitive moths. They all form bags constructed from silk and objects in their environment such as sand, soil, lichens or plant debris. There are around 600 species worldwide and several in the county, the most conspicuous of which is the evergreen bagworm (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis),

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