#hornworm — Public Fediverse posts
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Never thought I'd say this, but thank goodness for parasitic wasps.
The dark side of #gardening.
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I just picked off a big juicy one from one of my tomato plants, then moved it to the driveway, where a sparrow swooped down and made off with it for dinner!
Don’t Kill That Tomato #Hornworm!!
Posted on July 5, 2020 by thegardendiaries
https://thegardendiaries.blog/2020/07/05/dont-kill-that-tomato-hormworm/
#Gardening #GardeningForPollinators #NoPesticides #NaturalPestControl
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Parasitized hornworm caterpillar - braconid wasps lay eggs under the caterpillar’s skin then grow in these cocoons until the cut themselves free. As much as I don’t want the hornworms eating my tomato plants, they do do a good deed by hosting these pollinating wasps. After they all hatched this morning - see the last two pictures - I put the poor hornworm out of its misery. #vegetablegardening #pests #hornworm #wasps #tomatoplant