Meadowlakes Webworm Control Cooperative Board Directors
President: John Aaron - 830-613-9715
V-P: Larry Latshaw - 325-665-0911
Secretary: Dwayne Facemire - 713-444-3218
Treasurer: Suanne Gersdorf - 918-924-9635
Director at Large: Drew Claes - 956-238-4896
The Meadowlakes Webworm Control Coop (a Texas Non-Profit Cooperative Association, formed in 1997) provides property owners spraying services for control of webworms that annually attack Meadowlakes pecan trees. The coop is managed and operated totally by volunteers. America’s Best Pest Control (a local commercial operator) performs the actual spray application under contract to the coop. The spray contains a bacterial agent that destroys webworms as a result of webworms eating spray residual on pecan tree foliage. The spray is not harmful to plants, pets or humans. Funding for sprays is provided by donations collected by the coop from coop members, as well as donations collected by the city from residents. All donations are voluntary.
All property owners that have pecan trees are encouraged to be members of the coop. Membership provides all relevant services required; and consists of periodic surveillance of pecan tree orchard for presence of webworm and other destructive insects that impact pecan trees; scheduling and conducting pecan trees sprays as needed to eradicate the infestation. Application for membership can be obtained using contact info listed below.
Date of first spraying is based on actual conditions but usually occurs in June or early July. Subsequent sprayings at four-to-six-week intervals are applied as required. Number of sprays can vary from 0 to 4 each year.
The coop encourages all property owners to participate. Maximum participation is needed to effectively control webworms. For that reason, all pecan trees on all member properties are sprayed concurrently in a short as practical time period. For additional information contact any of the Webworm coop directors listed above or by emailing or texting the president as listed below.
John Aaron - President
[email protected]
830-613-9715 (text preferred)