{"id":5002,"date":"2017-03-19T20:17:28","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T03:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/?p=5002"},"modified":"2024-07-02T18:47:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T01:47:16","slug":"it-is-not-a-pod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/?p=5002","title":{"rendered":"It is Not a Pod\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am currently staying with my sister\u2019s family in an old farm house in Maryland. When I took my morning walk, I noticed something odd. The fir trees at the edge of the property had what appeared on first glance, some type of pods.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/FirTrees_IMG_5225.jpeg\" alt=\"Fir Trees\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When I took a closer look it became clear that the \u201cpods\u201d were made by insects.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/Bagworm_IMG_5176.jpeg\" alt=\"Bagworm Pods\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/Bagworm_IMG_5199.jpeg\" alt=\"Bagworm Pods\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/Bagworm_IMG_5193.jpeg\" alt=\"Bagworm Pods\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, who made them?<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/ento.psu.edu\/extension\/factsheets\/bagworm\" >Penn State Dept of Entomology<\/a> it is the work of the bagworm moth,Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis (Haworth).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis insect is most easily recognized by the case or bag that the caterpillar forms and suspends from ornamental plants on which it feeds. The bag is made of silk and bits of host foliage. These materials are interwoven to disguise and add strength to the case.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"hrVisible\" \/>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"centered\" src=\"\/images\/BagwormIllustration.jpeg\" alt=\"Bagworm Illustration\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">The illustration is from the <a href=\"http:\/\/byf.unl.edu\/bagworm\" >University of Nebraska\u2013Lincoln, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources\u2013Backyard Farmer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It is unfortunate that the bagworm is destructive. The structures that they build are so beautiful. Apparently, it would be a good idea to remove them from the trees to prevent an infestation. <\/p>\n<p>The description of the bag incorporating the surrounding material brings to mind Tinea pellionella, commonly known as casemaking moths.<\/p>\n<p>Casemaking moths are very small. If you are not looking for them or not aware that they even exist. They can be mistaken for a bit of lint. <\/p>\n<p>They are definitely not something I want in my home and studio since I am using natural fiber in my work.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"centered\" src=\"\/images\/CasemakingMoths_IMG_4063.jpeg\" alt=\"Casemaking Moth Damage\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Casemaking moths ate a large portion of the fiber stitchwork of a work in progress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"centered\" src=\"\/images\/CasemakingMothShoe_IMG_3668.jpg\" alt=\"Casemaking Moth\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">The photo was taken with my iPad. It is difficult to capture something that is so small,<br \/>\nbut it is an example of a red case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"centered\" src=\"\/images\/CasemakingMoth_IMG_3673.jpg\" alt=\"Casemaking Moth\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Casemaking moth that was found inside one of my garden clogs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"hrVisible\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am currently staying with my sister\u2019s family in an old farm house in Maryland. When I took my morning walk, I noticed something odd. The fir trees at the edge of the property had what appeared on first glance, some type of pods. When I took a closer look it became clear that the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/?p=5002\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">It is Not a Pod\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,24,40,9,27,64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-fiber","category-insects","category-nature","category-needlework","category-trees"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5002"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5015,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5002\/revisions\/5015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}