Comments on: parasitized hornworm http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/06/29/parasitized-hornworm/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:51:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: out of doors http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/06/29/parasitized-hornworm/comment-page-1/#comment-3085 out of doors Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:30:01 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=6471#comment-3085 Thank you for pointing out that butterfly gardening actually (partly) means tending to flocks of caterpillars. The sphinx moth, final stage of a tomato hornworm, is a beautiful and impressive creature, subtly colored and as big as my hand. But then, I do love me some tomatoes... Thank you for pointing out that butterfly gardening actually (partly) means tending to flocks of caterpillars. The sphinx moth, final stage of a tomato hornworm, is a beautiful and impressive creature, subtly colored and as big as my hand. But then, I do love me some tomatoes…

]]> By: Sylvana http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/06/29/parasitized-hornworm/comment-page-1/#comment-2950 Sylvana Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:35:11 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=6471#comment-2950 Love those tomatoes! The hornworm, not so much. I bought a climbing rose from a nursery once that had no smell at the nursery, but after a week at my house it had the most powerful rose smell! Maybe all those florist flowers are just so sad about not being free that they can't manage a smell ;) Love those tomatoes! The hornworm, not so much.

I bought a climbing rose from a nursery once that had no smell at the nursery, but after a week at my house it had the most powerful rose smell! Maybe all those florist flowers are just so sad about not being free that they can’t manage a smell ;)

]]> By: Bird http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/06/29/parasitized-hornworm/comment-page-1/#comment-2946 Bird Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:56:29 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=6471#comment-2946 Tonight I will retire profoundly grateful that: 1/ We don't get Tobacco Horn Worms in the UK, or at least, not that I'm aware. 2/ I am not a Tobacco Horn Worm. I am frequently grateful about my position on the food chain and this is yet another great reminder of my luck. Tonight I will retire profoundly grateful that:
1/ We don’t get Tobacco Horn Worms in the UK, or at least, not that I’m aware.
2/ I am not a Tobacco Horn Worm. I am frequently grateful about my position on the food chain and this is yet another great reminder of my luck.

]]> By: lostlandscape http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/06/29/parasitized-hornworm/comment-page-1/#comment-2943 lostlandscape Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:37:49 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=6471#comment-2943 Darla and Paul, this is proof. Nature's brutal! Lynn, I think it's one of those untold facts about plants that are sold for butterfly gardens. People picture pretty flowers with flitting butterflies all around, when in reality a lot of the butterfly plants are actually bug-food, as in crawly, icky, caterpillar-infested bug snacks that the butterfly larvae feed on. But then some of the caterpillars are pretty cool critters by themselves. Darla and Paul, this is proof. Nature’s brutal!

Lynn, I think it’s one of those untold facts about plants that are sold for butterfly gardens. People picture pretty flowers with flitting butterflies all around, when in reality a lot of the butterfly plants are actually bug-food, as in crawly, icky, caterpillar-infested bug snacks that the butterfly larvae feed on. But then some of the caterpillars are pretty cool critters by themselves.

]]> By: Lynn http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/06/29/parasitized-hornworm/comment-page-1/#comment-2941 Lynn Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:22:12 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=6471#comment-2941 uh, I'm so happy I didn't find this on my tomatoes! It's a touch stomach-churning. I did find 3 very small black and white caterpillars curled up on a chelone lyonii tonight. Cute as they are, I was sort of hoping they'd be tiny butterflies in the making, but I think they're just eating my plant is all. uh, I’m so happy I didn’t find this on my tomatoes! It’s a touch stomach-churning. I did find 3 very small black and white caterpillars curled up on a chelone lyonii tonight. Cute as they are, I was sort of hoping they’d be tiny butterflies in the making, but I think they’re just eating my plant is all.

]]> By: Paul http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/06/29/parasitized-hornworm/comment-page-1/#comment-2940 Paul Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:52:17 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=6471#comment-2940 No empathy from me. I hate the little buggers. No empathy from me. I hate the little buggers.

]]> By: Darla http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/06/29/parasitized-hornworm/comment-page-1/#comment-2939 Darla Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:10:36 +0000 http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/?p=6471#comment-2939 I feel nothing for the worm! I feel nothing for the worm!

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