bag worms are killing my bush, how can i easily get rid of them?

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I have about 80 fruit trees and some of the apples get a bag worm.........I did not want to use a chemical...........so I looked in the cabinet in the kitchen....ok Pam.....put a straw close to the hole.....pressed the top.....it has 3 layers of the bag.....piece threw each one.....the alcohol in the Pam killed the whole bag of worms.....next day I used an old stick and a store plastic bag with little handles......and just took it all off with the bag and stick.........tied it up and in the trash can.

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