- 1). Grow buckwheat plants on your property, around the area of the affected pecan tree, to attract wasps.
- 2). Use a long bamboo stick to poke a hole in the web where the worms nest. This will provide access for the wasps to feed on the worms.
- 3). Poke holes in any present web. As the wasps feed on the worms, the pest problem will be resolved, while causing no harm from harsh chemicals to plants, pets or humans.
- 1). Use a long stick to break a hole in the web.
- 2). Attach a bottle of BT (bacillus thuringinsis) to your hose sprayer by unscrewing the cover and twisting it onto the sprayer.
- 3). Spray the insecticide directly into the web in order to kill larvae before they form into moths. The chemical is most effective when applied to very young worms, yet will not harm other beneficial insects or the plant.
Non-toxic Method
Insecticide Method
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