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BZHound
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« on: June 04, 2011, 11:57:29 AM »
When your tomato plants start to disappear, look for one of these guys.
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« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2011, 05:42:43 PM »
Beautiful but so annoying.

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« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2012, 10:08:57 AM »
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If you have a really bad infestation, get a long extension cord and a black light. Go out to your garden at night, the hornworms will glow an eery green. So much easier to find at night than during the day. Leave the ones with white eggs all over them, this is a parasitic wasp that will kill the host. Once hatched, it will infect more. Got to find that balance!

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« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2012, 11:50:20 AM »
I bought an LED flashlight that is a blacklight so I could spot these guys.  I ended up not having any of them.
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« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2012, 08:27:27 PM »
I am totally using a blacklight next year, they ate about 10 feet of tomatoes if you only count vertical space, not horizontal!
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« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2012, 10:24:43 AM »
I saw this on Youtube recently on our friend the hornworm.  Get your popcorn and enjoy:

http://youtu.be/nZZyJQNmOV8
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« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2012, 11:02:50 AM »
That is awesome footage!
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« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2012, 07:14:34 PM »
Nice Find!  Cheesy
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