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I like to pick them off the plants and put them on the bird feeder. -
Fantastic. Thanks Walter -
Walter, thanks for sharting that info, we've been calling them "dangtomatobugs" around here for years! Our chickens love to eat them. -
Ok, I am not much of a bug person, so I am not really sure what is happening on the back of this little bug. Are they eggs? -
Those white things are the cocoons of wasp larvae that have come from inside the caterpillar....where they have been feeding under the skin. The caterpillar will soon die. I have a picture of a brown hollowed-out caterpillar but I didn't post it because everyone would be grossed out! -
Thanks Walter, I really don't want to open another discussion about how did the wasp larvae get under the skin of the caterpillar... but thanks for answering my question.
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Hornworm caterpillars are not pretty to look at but they will become sphinx or "hummingbird" moths at adult stages that are interesting to look at them at night time. I enjoyed watching them among the flowers at night time in the past but not much lately. -
And Hummingbird moths, when you first see them, do look like a Hummingbird at first glance. I like watching them. -
Thanks for the info! I forgot all about Bt!! Last year we didn't worry about it because of an influx of parasitic wasps. This year... no such luck! We started picking this afternoon but I don't think it will be enough. How long does Bt take to be effective. We really need our tomato crop this year... :)
