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On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 21:29:35 GMT, DigitalVinyl
wrote:



Is that what others do? Leave them to produce wasps/insects?

This worm is only half the full size of 4 inches.

(From my reading) I believe you are correct and this is a
tomato hornworm parasitized by something-or-other, most
likely a wasp of some type.

I've never seen a tomato hornworm in spite of having grown
tomatoes for many years, but if I saw one with eggs on it
like this, I would indeed leave it alone.

Ugh. Horrid things.

Pat