Re: Weird Worm with lotsa friends

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• Subject: Re: Weird Worm with lotsa friends
• From: "EDMUND C. FLYNN" ecflynn@worldnet.att.net>
• Date: Wed, 01 Sep 1999 23:01:57 -0400
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"...Charlie..." wrote:
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> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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> This morning I found two very large (2 inches or so) nearly dead or dead
> green worms covered with dozens of small oval white objects (Eggs?)on my
> tomato plants. What are they?.

They are tomato hornworm caterpillars and they have been parasitized by
a wasp that has laid her eggs on the back ... don't disturb them, they
will feed no more and will produce many of the beneficials that you will
be glad to have in your garden.

Ed Flynn
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A Master Gardener's Quick Find
http://home.att.net/~ecflynn/
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