Dogs and Tomato Hornworms

snappybob · May 23, 2006

I just read an article in Mother Earth News about someone out in their garden picking Hornworms off of their plants when their dogs came nosing around to see what was going on. They decided to feed a few of the worms to the dogs as treats to see if they would eat them. The dogs loved them and now the dogs regularly go through the garden looking for and finding all the hornworms that they can for snacks. If I ever have a hornworm problem with my tomatoes I think I'll give that a try. My dogs will try anything that has the word "treat" attached to it.

**coronabarb** · May 25, 2006

My dogs willingly grab the beetle grubs I toss them in the spring from the raised beds. Don't know if they'd go for hornworms...but the wasps usually take care of those for me anyway.

A trained hornworm hunting dawg...might be able to rent it out to local tomato growers.

dexygus · May 25, 2006

that's a cool idea. my spoily dog needs to earn his keep. but the idea of hornworms in kurn's mouth is revolting. i kiss that mouth (sort of)!

**coronabarb** · May 26, 2006

I'd take hornworm breath any day over some of the things my dogs have eaten...

May 23, 2006	#1
snappybob SETTFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 214	Dogs and Tomato Hornworms I just read an article in Mother Earth News about someone out in their garden picking Hornworms off of their plants when their dogs came nosing around to see what was going on. They decided to feed a few of the worms to the dogs as treats to see if they would eat them. The dogs loved them and now the dogs regularly go through the garden looking for and finding all the hornworms that they can for snacks. If I ever have a hornworm problem with my tomatoes I think I'll give that a try. My dogs will try anything that has the word "treat" attached to it.

May 25, 2006	#2
coronabarb Tomatoville® Recipe Keeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roseburg, Oregon - zone 7 Posts: 2,821	My dogs willingly grab the beetle grubs I toss them in the spring from the raised beds. Don't know if they'd go for hornworms...but the wasps usually take care of those for me anyway. A trained hornworm hunting dawg...might be able to rent it out to local tomato growers. __________________ Corona~Barb Now an Oregon gal

May 25, 2006	#3
dexygus Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 28	that's a cool idea. my spoily dog needs to earn his keep. but the idea of hornworms in kurn's mouth is revolting. i kiss that mouth (sort of)! __________________ on sunny days the people on the beach like ants in my food they must have closed the mall -pinback

May 26, 2006	#4
coronabarb Tomatoville® Recipe Keeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roseburg, Oregon - zone 7 Posts: 2,821	I'd take hornworm breath any day over some of the things my dogs have eaten... __________________ Corona~Barb Now an Oregon gal