Thread: The Horn Worms are Back
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Old 31-05-2012, 12:18 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default The Horn Worms are Back
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I have caught it quickly so no real harm done but her my question....
It seems like I read to take a flash light to the plants after dark
and the worm will "glow". Am I correct or did I dream this up? Google
doesn't seem to want to help me find this answer tonight.

sorry, doesn't sound familiar to me and
i'm offline at the moment.

we catch 'em in the early morning by
inspecting the plants every day until
they are cleared out. some years are
better or worse than others as far as
how many.

sometimes we can hear them chewing.

we look for their droppings on the
ground and then trace them upwards.

we also trim off chewed leaves so that
any new damage is visible, then we know
we've got a new worm.


songbird
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