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Tomato Horn Worms
Besides pulling them off when you see them. what's a good way to keep them
from cominig back? I don't really want to use any manufactured insecticides. Is there something else I can do? TIA Tonia |
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Tomato Horn Worms
Tonia Fischer wrote:
Besides pulling them off when you see them. what's a good way to keep them from cominig back? I don't really want to use any manufactured insecticides. Is there something else I can do? Put a few in a jar of water and let set for a day, then shake like crazy to break them down into a liquid mix. Strain and spay on the tomato vines. Works for me. Tom J |
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"Tonia Fischer" wrote: Besides pulling them off when you see them. what's a good way to keep them from cominig back? I don't really want to use any manufactured insecticides. Is there something else I can do? TIA Tonia BT spray. It's organic. -- Peace! Om "Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein |
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On Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:17:59 -0500, Omelet wrote: In article , "Tonia Fischer" wrote: Besides pulling them off when you see them. what's a good way to keep them from cominig back? I don't really want to use any manufactured insecticides. Is there something else I can do? TIA Tonia BT spray. It's organic. So are Cardinals. Funny thing, two years ago I noticed a pair of cardinals working through the tomatoes like crazy. They repeated this last year. Upon investigation, they were killing young hornworms like there was no tomorrow. Some they were eating, it appeared, but most they were shaking, pecking and crushing and leaving. I've no idea about any of this. It was a Good Thing at any rate. Charlie Cardinals can be killers. We did wildlife rehabbing (mostly birds) for about 15 years. I learned the hard way to never house fledgeling cardinals with other birds in a flight cage. The killed and half-ate two fledgeling doves before I learned. -- Peace! Om "Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein |
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"Omelet" wrote in message news In article , "Tonia Fischer" wrote: Besides pulling them off when you see them. what's a good way to keep them from cominig back? I don't really want to use any manufactured insecticides. Is there something else I can do? TIA Tonia BT spray. It's organic. Aren't there different kinds for different worms? -- Peace! Om "Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein |
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"Marie Dodge" wrote in message ... "Omelet" wrote in message news In article , "Tonia Fischer" wrote: Besides pulling them off when you see them. what's a good way to keep them from cominig back? I don't really want to use any manufactured insecticides. Is there something else I can do? TIA Tonia BT spray. It's organic. Aren't there different kinds for different worms? -- Peace! Om "Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein I'm just looking to get rid of these. Pulled three from my tomato plant (only have one and its on the patio planted in a container), But, it is about 4 foot tall and round. Well, I picked off three more tonight. When I lived in CA, I had 6 tomato plants; I remember picking off the worms then feeding them to the birds. The only birds I have here in Las Vegas are doves and pigeons. Plus I had to move my plants up onto the patio because the sun was literally frying them. I never knew that tomato, or hook worms, would eat green pepper plants. Well, I came out one morning and my pepper plant was damn near gone. I picked a worm off of that was as big around as my pinky finger, but was like 4 inches long. BTW he ate a whole green pepper I was growing and waiting until it got a little bigger, I hear ppl always talk about home insecticides that are made from soap. Would this help, and what do you use? Also, what is BT spray? TIA Tonia |
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"Marie Dodge" wrote: "Omelet" wrote in message news In article , "Tonia Fischer" wrote: Besides pulling them off when you see them. what's a good way to keep them from cominig back? I don't really want to use any manufactured insecticides. Is there something else I can do? TIA Tonia BT spray. It's organic. Aren't there different kinds for different worms? Not from what I've read about it. BT is supposed to kill ALL larval insect forms. There are water dunks to control baby mosquitos even. -- Peace! Om "Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein |
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In article ,
"Tonia Fischer" wrote: I'm just looking to get rid of these. Pulled three from my tomato plant (only have one and its on the patio planted in a container), But, it is about 4 foot tall and round. Well, I picked off three more tonight. When I lived in CA, I had 6 tomato plants; I remember picking off the worms then feeding them to the birds. The only birds I have here in Las Vegas are doves and pigeons. Plus I had to move my plants up onto the patio because the sun was literally frying them. I never knew that tomato, or hook worms, would eat green pepper plants. Well, I came out one morning and my pepper plant was damn near gone. I picked a worm off of that was as big around as my pinky finger, but was like 4 inches long. BTW he ate a whole green pepper I was growing and waiting until it got a little bigger, I hear ppl always talk about home insecticides that are made from soap. Would this help, and what do you use? Also, what is BT spray? TIA Tonia http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search -- Peace! Om "Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein |
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