Definition of quest for Students. 1  1 : an effort to find or do something a quest for answers. 2  2 : a usually adventurous journey made in search of something a quest for lost treasure.
Tree caterpillar nests look like silken bags hanging in branches. You can either remove each nest by cutting the silken string at its top and then dropping the entire nest in soapy water or tear the nest open with a stick and let birds prey on the caterpillars inside. The pests feed during the day when the sun shines.
This is what you should do: 1  Donât store or transport elm firewood as elm bark beetles will breed in it. 2  Hire a professional to prune the dead or broken branches from your elm trees to get rid of elm bark beetle breeding sites. 3  Band your trees for canker worms every fall when the cankerworm population is high.