If a cedar, juniper, or arborvitae on your property has patches that look brown and dying, small bag-shaped cocoons hanging from the branches may be the reason. Bagworms feed on evergreen foliage through the summer, and by late July the damage they've done becomes much more visible.
Left untreated, a bagworm infestation can defoliate sections of a tree badly enough that they don't recover, especially on evergreens that don't regrow needles the way deciduous trees regrow leaves. Established infestations also tend to spread to nearby susceptible trees the following season.
Because the bags blend in with foliage, infestations are often more advanced than they first appear from a distance. A closer inspection can confirm the extent of the damage and whether treatment or pruning of affected sections is the right response.
If evergreens on your Roanoke Valley property have thin or browning patches, it's worth having them checked before the damage spreads further.
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A close-up of bagworm cocoons on evergreen branches, or a photo showing browning patches on an affected cedar or arborvitae. Authentic local job photos are preferred over stock imagery.
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