tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post5183367672070408788..comments2024-02-06T16:57:42.394-05:00Comments on The Queen of Seaford: Tobacco HornwormJanet, The Queen of Seafordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-42807727970495901912011-07-26T14:58:36.080-04:002011-07-26T14:58:36.080-04:00thank you for the mention, janet, and all the addi...thank you for the mention, janet, and all the additional info. those critters are definitely fascinating! incidentally, tobacco hornworms are the ones eating my tomatoes. who would've thought it could be either/or?Dariciahttp://acharlottegarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-81507222523822648292011-07-25T21:48:42.946-04:002011-07-25T21:48:42.946-04:00Ginger, you think these are gross? hmmm, will hav...Ginger, you think these are gross? hmmm, will have to step it up!<br /><br />Casa, got it!<br /><br />Catherine, I guess you all don't have them out west.<br /><br />Kathleen, I let them out for the birds or if they can survive off my tomatoes, they can live! <br /><br />Janet, my friend Ann did the photos, she is good!<br /><br />NC, it is all a balance isn't it?Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-15079799738519139582011-07-25T09:19:14.600-04:002011-07-25T09:19:14.600-04:00Very interesting. I love the way you let nature k...Very interesting. I love the way you let nature keep things in balance with just a little help.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-7626327726422202582011-07-25T05:47:22.288-04:002011-07-25T05:47:22.288-04:00Fascinating - and beautiful photographs. Love the ...Fascinating - and beautiful photographs. Love the cocoons - what a grisly but effective way to reproduce.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-13154507077375190752011-07-25T01:47:59.559-04:002011-07-25T01:47:59.559-04:00I hardly ever see them here but I wouldn't be ...I hardly ever see them here but I wouldn't be able to squish them for sure. How gross to have the wasp larvae eating them from the inside out. It sounds painful to boot especially when the caterpillar is helpless against it.Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-9208255528383284932011-07-24T22:00:41.695-04:002011-07-24T22:00:41.695-04:00This was really interesting! We don't see the...This was really interesting! We don't see them here. Really great pictures.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-7730639486128049312011-07-24T11:22:50.140-04:002011-07-24T11:22:50.140-04:00I sent you an email!I sent you an email!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-71862931025807410502011-07-24T00:19:47.199-04:002011-07-24T00:19:47.199-04:00Thank you for this very useful info, Janet! Though...Thank you for this very useful info, Janet! Though I have to see the pics gross me out! Ha.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904073032627748614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-84267873537670203182011-07-23T22:48:06.583-04:002011-07-23T22:48:06.583-04:00Randy, Sometimes I see them right away and others ...Randy, Sometimes I see them right away and others I have to look for a couple days....until they eat more of my tomato plant and get bigger.<br /><br />Racquel, they do blend in quite well!<br /><br />Darla, I thought so.<br /><br />Cameron, I thought it was a good article. <br /><br />Sweetbay, I will have to check my ornamental tobacco...didn't even dawn on me.<br /><br />Rose, I like the cocoons that are open. I don't like them eating my tomatoes either.<br /><br />Lola, they can eat a tomato pretty fast!<br /><br />Tatyana, they are quite interesting looking. I am not sure about why they aren't in WA. Maybe it is the difference between east or west of the Rockies.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-71690605173214785622011-07-23T18:07:56.327-04:002011-07-23T18:07:56.327-04:00They are bad, but oh! they are also beautiful, don...They are bad, but oh! they are also beautiful, don't you think so?<br />We had a lot of them in Missouri, but not here in WA. Too cold?Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-24883634662151479132011-07-23T13:08:51.971-04:002011-07-23T13:08:51.971-04:00Great pics. I have found horn worms on my tomatoes...Great pics. I have found horn worms on my tomatoes but never looked to see which they were. They sure can eat a tomato vine in nothing flat.Lolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-74719069106872179442011-07-23T12:18:47.770-04:002011-07-23T12:18:47.770-04:00Such great photos! I know the hornworms turn into...Such great photos! I know the hornworms turn into Sphinx moths, and I know if they're covered with the wasp cocoons they'll eventually die, but...I don't want them eating my tomato plants! If I find them in the veggie garden, I destroy them immediately. But it is pretty cool how nature provides such natural predators for annoying insects. I'm still waiting to find something that likes Japanese beetles:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-33764650793051653302011-07-23T10:47:05.367-04:002011-07-23T10:47:05.367-04:00They eat our ornamental tobacco as well as the tom...They eat our ornamental tobacco as well as the tomatoes. As annoying as the hornworms are, they turn into beautiful Sphinx moths.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-80851183311983281762011-07-23T09:00:46.026-04:002011-07-23T09:00:46.026-04:00Quite educational. I've not seen them, but I d...Quite educational. I've not seen them, but I don't have tomatoes, etc.F Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-44129285698106749882011-07-23T07:36:45.476-04:002011-07-23T07:36:45.476-04:00Very interesting and informative.Very interesting and informative.Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-52719878310078476862011-07-23T06:52:32.427-04:002011-07-23T06:52:32.427-04:00I hate those Hornworms, they almost blend in with ...I hate those Hornworms, they almost blend in with the foliage & stems. I pick them off and squish them.Racquelhttp://perennialgardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-48970085254450353302011-07-22T22:22:24.867-04:002011-07-22T22:22:24.867-04:00Janet,
Meg finds our hornworms most of the time. ...Janet,<br /><br />Meg finds our hornworms most of the time. I used to find them easily but now they escape me every time. Good read, always enjoy learning new things.Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-31244322045328183822011-07-22T21:30:29.183-04:002011-07-22T21:30:29.183-04:00Evening all, trying to get back to responding to a...Evening all, trying to get back to responding to all my commentors. <br />Casa Mariposa, What a great teaching tool. I used to take kids through the garden in Virginia and boy, if we found a spittle bug....cool!<br /><br />Sande, It is a delicate balance in the garden. I like your mom's idea of caging them to allow those cool Sphinx moths to come.<br /><br />Tina, I hadn't looked closely before. I always thought they were tomato hornworms....learn something new every day! <br /><br />Grace, it isn't the hornworm I hate, it is the loss of the tomato that I don't like....especially when I have pared down to one plant on the deck. I do think the caging is an interesting alternative.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-5349688768939172872011-07-22T19:31:36.068-04:002011-07-22T19:31:36.068-04:00Thank you, Sande!! Every time I hear about how peo...Thank you, Sande!! Every time I hear about how people hate hornworms I want to scream. I realize they can devour plants and wreak havoc but eventually they become the wonderful sphinx moth--a nighttime pollinator and all around cool garden visitor. Maybe people can do what she suggests. Cage and feed them so they will pupate successfully instead of being so quick to assume they're an enemy.GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-45059459196689918992011-07-22T19:23:08.092-04:002011-07-22T19:23:08.092-04:00I get these occasionally but have never really loo...I get these occasionally but have never really looked closely to see if they were tomato or tobacco. I need to pay more attention. I think I have tobacco hornworms because they are always eating my flowering tobacco. I don't mind it at all. They can have all they want here because the flowering tobacco self seeds quite a bit more than I'd like. I have seen those wasp eggs before. Poor caterpillar I suppose. What an awful way to go.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-30557249192325276132011-07-22T18:53:26.406-04:002011-07-22T18:53:26.406-04:00I found 2 yesterday, killed them, told my mom who ...I found 2 yesterday, killed them, told my mom who knows a lot about this stuff. Then she told me those ravenous things become the hummingbird sphinx moths which I really love. What to do! She and my dad used to cage and feed the hornworms, having the cage set part way into the dirt so they could pupate there. Then they would leave the cage open later so the moths could escape. I will hate killing them now, knowing who they become.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810788367419537003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-4826785738384123862011-07-22T18:16:04.418-04:002011-07-22T18:16:04.418-04:00When I teach my unit about water ecology (6th scie...When I teach my unit about water ecology (6th science) I talk about the effects of pesticides on aquatic wildlife. I always show my students pix of tobacco hornworms and the wasps that use them as larval food. The kids love how gross it is but it really drives the point home. Great post!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.com