Horn Worms - Page 2

BigVanVader · July 22, 2015

Or let nature take care of it.

Worth1 · July 22, 2015

Leave it alone it is infested with beneficial wasp eggs.
Worth

TexasTycoon · July 22, 2015

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Originally Posted by BigVanVader

Or let nature take care of it.

I am excitedly awaiting the day I get to see a hornworm parasitized by a braconid wasp like this.

BigVanVader · July 22, 2015

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Originally Posted by TexasTycoon

I am excitedly awaiting the day I get to see a hornworm parasitized by a braconid wasp like this.

Plant some Zinnias in your garden or near it. It won't take long.

TexasTycoon · July 22, 2015

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Originally Posted by BigVanVader

Plant some Zinnias in your garden or near it. It won't take long.

I've got lots of zinnias, just no hornworms or wasps to speak of!

BigVanVader · July 22, 2015

Ah, they love Zinnas as a nectar source, I have had them parasitize hornworms in my garden every year. For the OP you can order them online as well. The cool thing is they can't fly very far so they stay put unlike other beneficials.

pauladkins · July 22, 2015

I found a dozen last night & they are wrapping themselves in the leaf after they eat some of it. I don't know if that will protect them from my BT spray. I might have to wait for them to get bigger before the BT works.

My Foot Smells · July 22, 2015

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Originally Posted by pauladkins

I might have to wait for them to get bigger before the BT works.

Nope. Se' la vi.

My big problem with the horn worm is figuring out how to put them on a fishing hook. If I find, will take down to the creek and it takes about 2 seconds before that dude is swoller'ed. But if you stab, they ooze useless.

Mojave · July 22, 2015

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Originally Posted by My Foot Smells

Nope. Se' la vi.

My big problem with the horn worm is figuring out how to put them on a fishing hook. If I find, will take down to the creek and it takes about 2 seconds before that dude is swoller'ed. But if you stab, they ooze useless.

Tie it to the hook?

TexasTycoon · July 22, 2015

My big problem with hornworms is that awful fight they put up - clicking their mandibles and thrashing around - creeeepyyyyyyyy!

Nematode · July 22, 2015

Find a way to get the wasp. You will not have any more hornworm problems.

Gardenboy · July 22, 2015

Didn't have to much trouble with hornworms last season BUT the fruit worms seemed to take over. I was reading here on this thread that worm casting tea deters or kills horm worms?? I have Bt which I use once the plants get established but never used worm casting as a foliar spray.

AdrianaG · July 23, 2015

I was thinking it's about time for those buggers to show up. This is my first tomato garden in a number of years. Is BT available locally these days or does it need to be mail-ordered?

Worth1 · July 23, 2015

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Originally Posted by AdrianaG

I was thinking it's about time for those buggers to show up. This is my first tomato garden in a number of years. Is BT available locally these days or does it need to be mail-ordered?

You should be able to get it at you local big box store.
I haven't bought any in a while though.
Worth

JRinPA · July 23, 2015

A light touch and super glue would probably work. Not gel, the real 15 sec stuff. Or rubberband maybe. I used to do crayfish that way, but it might squish a hornworm. I'd probably use something long shank like an aberdeen.

EDIT: I also used to carry this light clear rubbery stretch line to wrap chicken liver with to keep it on. That might work too.

July 22, 2015	#25
TexasTycoon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Round Rock, TX, Zone 8b Posts: 1,157	My big problem with hornworms is that awful fight they put up - clicking their mandibles and thrashing around - creeeepyyyyyyyy! __________________ -Kelly "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." - Audrey Hepburn Bloom where you are planted.

July 22, 2015	#27
Gardenboy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 784	Horn worms Didn't have to much trouble with hornworms last season BUT the fruit worms seemed to take over. I was reading here on this thread that worm casting tea deters or kills horm worms?? I have Bt which I use once the plants get established but never used worm casting as a foliar spray.

July 23, 2015	#30
JRinPA Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: SE PA Posts: 972	A light touch and super glue would probably work. Not gel, the real 15 sec stuff. Or rubberband maybe. I used to do crayfish that way, but it might squish a hornworm. I'd probably use something long shank like an aberdeen. EDIT: I also used to carry this light clear rubbery stretch line to wrap chicken liver with to keep it on. That might work too. Last edited by JRinPA; July 23, 2015 at 01:46 PM.

July 22, 2015	#17
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Leave it alone it is infested with beneficial wasp eggs. Worth

July 22, 2015	#21
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Ah, they love Zinnas as a nectar source, I have had them parasitize hornworms in my garden every year. For the OP you can order them online as well. The cool thing is they can't fly very far so they stay put unlike other beneficials.

July 22, 2015	#22
pauladkins Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: ca Posts: 34	I found a dozen last night & they are wrapping themselves in the leaf after they eat some of it. I don't know if that will protect them from my BT spray. I might have to wait for them to get bigger before the BT works.

July 22, 2015	#26
Nematode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: massachusetts Posts: 1,710	Find a way to get the wasp. You will not have any more hornworm problems.

July 23, 2015	#28
AdrianaG Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Georgia Posts: 153	I was thinking it's about time for those buggers to show up. This is my first tomato garden in a number of years. Is BT available locally these days or does it need to be mail-ordered?