Say Good Bye To Mr. Hornworm!!

DennisinPa · August 6, 2006

Parasitic wasps to the rescue

I deal with hornworms every year,but this is the first time that I've got help

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**Lee** · August 7, 2006

Whoo Hooo!

Great to see nature lending a helping hand in the garden
isn't it?!

Lee

matermama · August 7, 2006

i almost feel sorry for the little guy...........NOT

HEEHEHEHEHEHEHE

sue

kimpossible · August 8, 2006

I have found 11 of the disgusting creatures in the past 2 days... but I don't want to kill them because I love those huge moths that they turn into.

I was wondering - do they eat any other plants? Can you relocate them, or do they find their way back? (I can move them several hundred feet away from the garden).

Or am I just being foolish, trying to keep them alive, but away from the garden?

melody · August 10, 2006

I found 5...YES, 5 of these today quickly chewing their way through my Kosovo plants this morning!

The foliage was looking more spindly and thin than usual, and upon closer examiniation, there they were.

All 5 had the lovely wasp decorations adorning their green skins, so I picked them off my tomatoes and put them in the herb bed on the other side of the property....they are goners shortly, and I didn't want to kill the wasps.

I'd have squished without regret if they had no wasp pupae...and I think the moths are pretty too....but I love my tomatoes more.

I've never had a problem in the past, and now I've found 5 in one day...grrrrrrrr....

numberseven · August 11, 2006

Last night I was out inspecting the patch. I saw some branches missing leaves and I thought, "hmmm what's up with that? Must be those darn raccoons. Oh my gawd what's that monster in my garden!" I jumped back! Really I've never seen one before! ugh

I'm in N. California

kimpossible · August 20, 2006

I was just out in the garden. I had picked about 14 hornworms off the plants over the last week, and have found more damage, but have been unable to find the worms

Out of the corner of my eye I saw something white, and, there it was, a thing of beauty, a getting-skinnier-by-the-minute hornworm with "many grains of rice" on its back!!

I was so excited I dragged my DH away from his LeMans Race on Speedvision, & took him down to the garden to see this wonder of nature! I garden organically, and it was a thrill to see the beneficials in action!

matermama · August 20, 2006

Hi All
What do you do when the worms have the little wasp eggs on them, leave it alone and let them hatch??
thanks
sue

Polar_Lace · August 21, 2006

Eggs-act-ally....matermama! Those are the eggs of more of the benefical insects to destroy more of the hornworms.

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August 6, 2006	#1
DennisinPa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pa. Posts: 24	Say Good Bye To Mr. Hornworm!! Parasitic wasps to the rescue I deal with hornworms every year,but this is the first time that I've got help [img] [/img]

August 7, 2006	#2
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Whoo Hooo! Great to see nature lending a helping hand in the garden isn't it?! Lee __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

August 7, 2006	#3
matermama Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Saint Paris, OH Posts: 143	yuk i almost feel sorry for the little guy...........NOT HEEHEHEHEHEHEHE sue

August 8, 2006	#4
kimpossible Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Z5b SW Ont Canada Posts: 767	I have found 11 of the disgusting creatures in the past 2 days... but I don't want to kill them because I love those huge moths that they turn into. I was wondering - do they eat any other plants? Can you relocate them, or do they find their way back? (I can move them several hundred feet away from the garden). Or am I just being foolish, trying to keep them alive, but away from the garden? __________________ *So Many Tomatoes ... So Little Time*

August 11, 2006	#6
numberseven Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: California sunset 17 Posts: 2	I found my first hornworm! Last night I was out inspecting the patch. I saw some branches missing leaves and I thought, "hmmm what's up with that? Must be those darn raccoons. Oh my gawd what's that monster in my garden!" I jumped back! Really I've never seen one before! ugh I'm in N. California

August 10, 2006	#5
melody Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kentucky Posts: 162	I found 5...YES, 5 of these today quickly chewing their way through my Kosovo plants this morning! The foliage was looking more spindly and thin than usual, and upon closer examiniation, there they were. All 5 had the lovely wasp decorations adorning their green skins, so I picked them off my tomatoes and put them in the herb bed on the other side of the property....they are goners shortly, and I didn't want to kill the wasps. I'd have squished without regret if they had no wasp pupae...and I think the moths are pretty too....but I love my tomatoes more. I've never had a problem in the past, and now I've found 5 in one day...grrrrrrrr....

August 20, 2006	#7
kimpossible Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Z5b SW Ont Canada Posts: 767	I was just out in the garden. I had picked about 14 hornworms off the plants over the last week, and have found more damage, but have been unable to find the worms Out of the corner of my eye I saw something white, and, there it was, a thing of beauty, a getting-skinnier-by-the-minute hornworm with "many grains of rice" on its back!! I was so excited I dragged my DH away from his LeMans Race on Speedvision, & took him down to the garden to see this wonder of nature! I garden organically, and it was a thrill to see the beneficials in action! __________________ *So Many Tomatoes ... So Little Time*

August 20, 2006	#8
matermama Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Saint Paris, OH Posts: 143	what do you do with the worms Hi All What do you do when the worms have the little wasp eggs on them, leave it alone and let them hatch?? thanks sue

August 21, 2006	#9
Polar_Lace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Z8b, Texas Posts: 657	Eggs-act-ally....matermama! Those are the eggs of more of the benefical insects to destroy more of the hornworms. Hornworms Tomato Hornworms Damage, Biological Control & other info. __________________ It's not how many seeds you sow. Nor how many plants you transplant. It's about how many of them can survive your treatment of them.