HUGE harvest tonight...Of Hornworms.

Post Reply
User avatar
jfd.lew
Posts: 400
Joined: August 18th, 2010, 9:02 am
Location: Ankeny, IA
Grass Type: Betwitche/Midnight/Blueberry
Lawn Size: 20000-1 acre
Level: Experienced

HUGE harvest tonight...Of Hornworms.

Post by jfd.lew » September 6th, 2011, 9:19 pm

Man I wish my wife would let me post the video! I found I have a good helping of hornworms in my garden this year. I went out and saw their droppings (HUGE!) and knew they were in there somewhere. I got lucky by not getting any last year. After about 10 minutes of searching, I saw him. Then another. And another. Its crazy how once you see one, you see all of them.

My 4 year old decided she wanted to scare Mom, so I plucked the biggest, juiciest one I could find and brought him inside to meet the wife. She kicked me. She honest to God kicked me. :-)

After 20 minutes or so I had removed 6 or 7 finger sized worms. I know there's more in there, I just can't get in. The maters are too thick. A storm laid everything against the fence, bending the hell out of the cages. The three plants in this container have all grown together into a thick mater 'wall.'


Image


Image
Image

User avatar
Michael Wise
Posts: 4554
Joined: August 3rd, 2010, 10:36 pm
Location: Hensley, AR
Grass Type: Tifway 419
Lawn Size: Not Specified
Level: Not Specified

Re: HUGE harvest tonight...Of Hornworms.

Post by Michael Wise » September 6th, 2011, 11:30 pm

Those are some premium worms you got there! :D

[ Post made via iPhone ] Image

snowmanaxp
Posts: 211
Joined: September 23rd, 2010, 10:25 pm
Location: Apex, NC
Grass Type: TTTF/KBG mix
Lawn Size: Not Specified
Level: Not Specified

Re: HUGE harvest tonight...Of Hornworms.

Post by snowmanaxp » September 7th, 2011, 12:39 am

Last year I probably plucked 3-4 dozen over the course of the summer
This season I have only seen 3. And the last one I saw was covered in parasitic wasp eggs. I left him be.

I don't know if the extremely hot and dry weather had anything to do with having fewer worms.

[ Post made via iPhone ] Image

UMCheez
Posts: 343
Joined: August 22nd, 2011, 10:16 pm
Location: Kansas City Area
Grass Type: New House - Museum of Grass
Lawn Size: Not Specified
Level: Not Specified

Re: HUGE harvest tonight...Of Hornworms.

Post by UMCheez » September 16th, 2011, 9:44 pm

My wife messed around with a Topsy-Turvy last year for tomatoes. These guys manage to destroy all the plants and tomatoes. Needless to say we didn't get any tomatoes, but he got quite a feast. I probably could have been more on top of it but didn't even notice it until it had pretty much devoured the entire plant.

iahawkz4
Posts: 107
Joined: May 10th, 2009, 10:52 pm
Location: Eastern IA
Grass Type: Northern mix
Lawn Size: Not Specified
Level: Not Specified

Re: HUGE harvest tonight...Of Hornworms.

Post by iahawkz4 » November 25th, 2011, 7:57 pm

it is funny how once you spot one you soon spot all the others! My 4 yr old daughter liked playing with them this summer....I liked stepping on them and watching them blow green goo all over!


User avatar
Michael Wise
Posts: 4554
Joined: August 3rd, 2010, 10:36 pm
Location: Hensley, AR
Grass Type: Tifway 419
Lawn Size: Not Specified
Level: Not Specified

Re: HUGE harvest tonight...Of Hornworms.

Post by Michael Wise » November 25th, 2011, 10:38 pm

I became fairly adept at following poop trails this year. :D

[ Post made via iPhone ] Image

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest