Tomato Hornworm - unparasitized
Where there are tomato plants, eventually there will be Tomato Hornworms! Luckily, parasitic wasps deal with most of them, so we gardeners do not have to. Info at www.thespruce.com/identifying-and-controlling-tomato-horn....
This caterpillar appeared unblemished and still lively (unlike its brethren). Instead of killing it, we moved it about 100 feet away from the garden to live out its life cycle.
Yesterday I brought my camera and macro lens to photograph my daughter's amazing garden. This is her 4th year of vegetable gardening, and each year she becomes more knowledgeable... and more daring! This year she has 82 tomato plants, 18 varieties of pole beans, cucumbers climbing a trellis that shades lettuce, fruits, etc. This year she amended the soil with a truckload of compost, and the plants have responded beautifully.
Tomato Hornworm - unparasitized
Where there are tomato plants, eventually there will be Tomato Hornworms! Luckily, parasitic wasps deal with most of them, so we gardeners do not have to. Info at www.thespruce.com/identifying-and-controlling-tomato-horn....
This caterpillar appeared unblemished and still lively (unlike its brethren). Instead of killing it, we moved it about 100 feet away from the garden to live out its life cycle.
Yesterday I brought my camera and macro lens to photograph my daughter's amazing garden. This is her 4th year of vegetable gardening, and each year she becomes more knowledgeable... and more daring! This year she has 82 tomato plants, 18 varieties of pole beans, cucumbers climbing a trellis that shades lettuce, fruits, etc. This year she amended the soil with a truckload of compost, and the plants have responded beautifully.