grandma found my kids another caterpillar...this one is huge!!!
08-23-2011, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Blue's quilting mama
Keep that off any tomato plants you might have! They can demolish it! Aren't they so ugly they are kinda cute?
08-23-2011, 01:08 PM
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Tomato worms have a horn and they can sting a human. Ask me how I know. They also are as green as the tomato plant and sneak up on anyone not paying attention.
They are called tomato worms, but they can strip a tree bare in a day!
Originally Posted by katiebear1
Originally Posted by Blue's quilting mama
Keep that off any tomato plants you might have! They can demolish it! Aren't they so ugly they are kinda cute?
08-23-2011, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by n2stitches
The caterpillars found on tomato plants turn into Hummingbird moths. Plant a "host" tomato plant for them. No problem. Google hummingbird moths. They are beautiful.
08-23-2011, 02:39 PM
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One of my kindergartners brought this type of caterpillar to school, we fed it correctly and it spun its cocoon. They do not emerge until spring (nine months as a pupa) and should be kept in a cold protected spot.
And, please try to relocate the tomato hornworm which also becomes a gorgeous moth. It's called a hawkmoth or hummingbird moth because of it's ability to feed without perching by rapid wing movement as do the hummingbirds. I've been briefly fooled more than once by one hovering over a blossom.
And, please try to relocate the tomato hornworm which also becomes a gorgeous moth. It's called a hawkmoth or hummingbird moth because of it's ability to feed without perching by rapid wing movement as do the hummingbirds. I've been briefly fooled more than once by one hovering over a blossom.
Cecropia pair--not my photo
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Five Spotted Hawk Moth
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08-23-2011, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by charlotte37830
That's really neat. My grandsons would love to watch one of these. I think they are cute!! (That's the tomboy coming out of me). Are you going to give us updates throughout the ptrocess?
08-23-2011, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Greenheron
One of my kindergartners brought this type of caterpillar to school, we fed it correctly and it spun its cocoon. They do not emerge until spring (nine months as a pupa) and should be kept in a cold protected spot.
And, please try to relocate the tomato hornworm which also becomes a gorgeous moth.
And, please try to relocate the tomato hornworm which also becomes a gorgeous moth.
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