Bag worms on water dish!

[IntermittentSygnal]

Found 2 bag worms on my irminia’s water dish. After completely redoing her enclosure, will she need to be isolated? I don’t “see” any in the others, but just got an I mira sling yesterday.

 

[MrsHaas]

I. miras are AWESOME!!!! Have fun with that one, mine - no deceased - was a lot of fun and gorgeous! I miss having that sources in my collection!

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

I’m excited to have the I mira now, but concerned if the bag worms could signal a larger issue that could affect the wee one (3-4”) and the others of course.
And good to see you here again, @MrsHaas!

Edit: that should be 3/4”

 

[Arachnophobphile]

Found 2 bag worms on my irminia’s water dish. After completely redoing her enclosure, will she need to be isolated? I don’t “see” any in the others, but just got an I mira sling yesterday.
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Bag worms are something I only ever seen on certain kind of shrubbery. I have no idea how they wound up in your enclosure. What do you use for substrate and where did you get it from?

I never seen or heard of bag worms getting in the house yet alone an enclosure. The worms eat greenery off of the trees and shrubbery they hang from.

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Bag worms are something I only ever seen on certain kind of shrubbery. I have no idea how they wound up in your enclosure. What do you use for substrate and where did you get it from?

I never seen or heard of bag worms getting in the house yet alone an enclosure. The worms eat greenery off of the trees and shrubbery they hang from.

There are plaster bag worms here that stick to the outside walls of the house and these look like them. I know they seek moisture, but I am still baffled how they got inside her enclosure. I haven’t changed anything in her substrate in months. I use a mix of ReptiSoil, EcoEarth, vermiculite and spaghnum moss. The only cage that’s even been changed recently is my MM E murinus and there’s none in there I can see.

 

[viper69]

Great CHOICE!

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[Ultum4Spiderz]

How did they get In there??

 

[Arachnophobphile]

There are plaster bag worms here that stick to the outside walls of the house and these look like them. I know they seek moisture, but I am still baffled how they got inside her enclosure. I haven’t changed anything in her substrate in months. I use a mix of ReptiSoil, EcoEarth, vermiculite and spaghnum moss. The only cage that’s even been changed recently is my MM E murinus and there’s none in there I can see.

They found a way in. I get those bag worms on some of the shubbery, I hate them. Destructive little boogers.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

Lag double post

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

I can only guess that a female made it inside her cage through a vent hole and laid eggs. :-\

 

[Arachnophobphile]

I can only guess that a female made it inside her cage through a vent hole and laid eggs. :-\

That or a few of them found their way in. That's the last place I'd ever expect to see bag worms lol.

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

I’m up to 7 now. :-\

 

[Charliemum]

Can you not dry the enclosure out and keep changing the dish till they are all gone? Or maybe offer them food n once they climb on remove them?
It's what I would try.

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Can you not dry the enclosure out and keep changing the dish till they are all gone? Or maybe offer them food n once they climb on remove them?
It's what I would try.

I cleaned a new enclosure, but still needed to go get her new cork today after work. Until then, I wet a spot in the front and have been picking them out of there as they showed up. 7 so far, but no more appeared over night. Tedium and annoyance with picking them out, I can handle, but wanted to make sure they wouldn’t be a threat to any of the T’s, especially the new sling.

 

[Charliemum]

I cleaned a new enclosure, but still needed to go get her new cork today after work. Until then, I wet a spot in the front and have been picking them out of there as they showed up. 7 so far, but no more appeared over night. Tedium and annoyance with picking them out, I can handle, but wanted to make sure they wouldn’t be a threat to any of the T’s, especially the new sling.

I can't help with that sorry I hadn't even heard of them before this thread. Any sort of weird viv stuff I usually ask @NMTs or @l4nsky if they could be so kind n if they have any info or know someone who would could they please let me know . Hopefully one of them may be able to help because I have no idea if they could hurt your t.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

I cleaned a new enclosure, but still needed to go get her new cork today after work. Until then, I wet a spot in the front and have been picking them out of there as they showed up. 7 so far, but no more appeared over night. Tedium and annoyance with picking them out, I can handle, but wanted to make sure they wouldn’t be a threat to any of the T’s, especially the new sling.

The larvae can bore through wood as well. They do not pose a threat to your T's as they only eat plant matter. They need to be removed obviously and before they turn into moths. Although your tarantulas might eat them.

Inspect the corkbark for little holes as they might have bored in them.

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

The larvae can bore through wood as well. They do not pose a threat to your T's as they only eat plant matter. They need to be removed obviously and before they turn into moths. Although your tarantulas might eat them.

Inspect the corkbark for little holes as they might have bored in them.

Glad to know they won’t be protein seekers. That’s a relief. Thank you.
As much as I love the piece of cork she has in there now, I assumed I’d need to ziplock it through the summer, at minimum, to ensure nothing was still alive in there. Crossing my fingers my LPS has something.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

Glad to know they won’t be protein seekers. That’s a relief. Thank you.
As much as I love the piece of cork she has in there now, I assumed I’d need to ziplock it through the summer, at minimum, to ensure nothing was still alive in there. Crossing my fingers my LPS has something.

I'm not sure on corkbark bagworms usually burrow into spruce, pine and maple trees so not sure on corkbark.

I would cover the sling's enclosure's air vents with nylon just to try and stop them from getting in. I bought nylon off Amazon, it is hard to cut it is kind of a pain in the butt to work with

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

These guys are a bit different than wood bag worms. A little further reading brought me to this about plaster bag worms:

“Because they hide in dark places like attics, bagworms feed on lint, dust, and spiderwebs. They also like to feed on fabrics made of natural fibers, such as wool, putting clothes at risk of becoming a meal. Bagworms will also use these materials to build their protective casings.”

Soooo, they are eating her web? No shortage of that there.

And also decaying, organic matter. Unsightly clean up crew?

 

[Arachnophobphile]

These guys are a bit different than wood bag worms. A little further reading brought me to this about plaster bag worms:

“Because they hide in dark places like attics, bagworms feed on lint, dust, and spiderwebs. They also like to feed on fabrics made of natural fibers, such as wool, putting clothes at risk of becoming a meal. Bagworms will also use these materials to build their protective casings.”

Soooo, they are eating her web? No shortage of that there.

And also decaying, organic matter. Unsightly clean up crew?

I never heard of those wow

Only the tree and shrub bagworms we have here in the Midwest that I'm aware of. I have them outside on the shrubs they are destructive