Here something to make you say “ew’ and make your skin crawl.
Damage to aspen and hardwood trees due to army worms is being anticipated by the province to areas in Bathurst, Fredericton, and French Village.
According to the province’s website, the pest was recently observed in Fredericton.
Officials recommend that you keep defoliated or damaged trees well watered to prevent any additional stress and to apply a pest barrier such as tanglefoot over a band on the tree trunk. The last two outbreaks in the province, which occurred in the 80’s and 90’s, affected over one million hectares of land.
