Country queries
Sep 15, 2022
3 minutes
SPINNING A WEB
Q What causes the thick webbing on some of the hedges and trees during the summer? We had one hedge that looked as if it had a cloak on and the plants beneath appeared as if they were suffocating.
WF, by email
A In parts of the country, large segments of hedgerows and some trees have been covered in this webbing and some plants have been stripped of their leaves. It is believed to be created by small ermine moths,
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