The Horn Worms are Back
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. MJ |
The Horn Worms are Back
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The Horn Worms are Back
On May 30, 7:18*pm, songbird wrote:
wrote: 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 Yep the droppings are the key and cleaning up the stripped branches. I tried the light thing last night and found nothing. Checked just now (5:30am) and found nothing except a toad that scared the #&*% out of me. I did find the flashlight trick (?) under "Country Lor" last night so I will keep trying it as well as the other methods. I hate those creepy worms MJ |
The Horn Worms are Back
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, " wrote: 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. MJ If they have about 1/4 white eggs on them let them live. It will not be for long. -- Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden http://marshallmcluhanspeaks.com/ |
The Horn Worms are Back
On May 31, 7:53*am, Bill who putters wrote:
In article , " wrote: 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. MJ *If they have about 1/4 white eggs on them let them live. *It will not be for long. -- Bill *S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden http://marshallmcluhanspeaks.com/ So far just little ones, maybe 2 2 1/2 inches. Bright green |
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