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@#$%$##@ Hornworms!!!!
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(The Watcher) wrote: On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 00:34:02 -0500, Katra wrote: (snip) Now that would be nice! lol Those worms are so well hidden, they are hard to spot even when active at night! :-P I've noticed some people seem to have more trouble spotting them than others. My wife can't spot a hornworm even if it's munching on the tomato right in front of her. I usually go out every morning and try to check the vines for fresh damage. When I find some damage it usually doesn't take me too long to find the culprit. I can't seem to spot them at all during the day. ;-( They disguise themselves as curled leaves in the daylight! I have to hunt them with a flashlight after dark when they get active and are eating further up the vines. Even then they are hard to see, but I did pick 10 of them last night and did not see anymore tonight. The damage seems to have been halted. I need to tie up more vines tomorrow and pick ripe fruit, so will search the lower limbs again. If you catch them when they're small they don't usually do too much damage, but one of those big ones can do a LOT of damage in one night. I know! I often do not spot the damage until the worms are a pretty good size. That is when the damage is obvious. sigh My ducks love hornworms, but the chickens and guineas don't care for them once they get bigger than about an inch. The chickens did eat them this morning. They beat them up until they are soft then swallow them like spagetti! The ducks and the turkey just ate them whole as is. It's quite amusing. G K. -- Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katraatcenturyteldotnet,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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