|
S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
|
30
|
31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29 members (woodduck, russellb, James, BAR1225, Jweeks, janiemae, CouchNapper, Chad Burnette, Mulcher, desertdog, mcninja, Ron A., MIB, dave260rem!, NoHuntin, ImThere, RareBreed, sanderson, Oscarflytyer, cmontgomery, robinhedd, Longtine, odocoileus, RSF, Uokman2014, 4 invisible),
812
guests, and
0
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 4,447 Likes: 17
10 point
|
|
10 point
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 4,447 Likes: 17 |
Seems a little early to me. Usually check garden everyday but missed a couple of days due to the rain. Checking tomatoe plants that baskets were leaning or blown over. Noticed the tell tale signs of the dreaded hornworm. Hadn't done much damage fortunately, only saw a little damage on 2 plants. I'll spray all of them when this rain stops. I'll keep a close eye on them until them. I hate those damn green spawns of satan
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 7,607 Likes: 28
14 point
|
|
14 point
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 7,607 Likes: 28 |
I had one on a tomato plant about three weeks ago. Haven't seen one since.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2025
Posts: 269 Likes: 8
4 point
|
|
4 point
Joined: May 2025
Posts: 269 Likes: 8 |
If you have a UV/black light, you can probably go outside at night and find them pretty quickly and eliminate them. I don’t really have any tomato plants except one small one my gf bought about a month ago. It became clear she was never going to actually plant it so I put it in a 5 gal grow bag with all my pepper plants. But I understand they aren’t above munching a pepper plant either so I’ll be keeping a close eye too.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 17,376 Likes: 203
Old Mossy Horns
|
|
Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 17,376 Likes: 203 |
Plan on spraying and a few other things as soon as this storm moves out
Character is not developed in moments of temptation and trial. That is when it is intended to be used.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 6,813 Likes: 14
14 point
|
|
14 point
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 6,813 Likes: 14 |
been black lighting for several nights now - our chickens are loving their morning worm snack
we’ve picked off about a dozen so far
ALDeer physics: for every opinion, there's an equal & opposite opinion
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 6,759 Likes: 5
14 point
|
|
14 point
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 6,759 Likes: 5 |
Rain killer all my tomato plants. No need for worm patrol.
In your darkest hour when the demons come, call on me brother and we'll fight them together.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2022
Posts: 4,064 Likes: 68
Management Spike
|
|
Management Spike
Joined: Oct 2022
Posts: 4,064 Likes: 68 |
been black lighting for several nights now - our chickens are loving their morning worm snack
we’ve picked off about a dozen so far Feeding them to the chickens could only be satisfying.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 3,982 Likes: 26
10 point
|
|
10 point
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 3,982 Likes: 26 |
I have thrown them in an ant bed
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,157 Likes: 16
14 point
|
|
14 point
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,157 Likes: 16 |
Yep, ant bed is where they belong
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 6,813 Likes: 14
14 point
|
|
14 point
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 6,813 Likes: 14 |
stay on your plants! we picked off 10 this morning 🥵
ALDeer physics: for every opinion, there's an equal & opposite opinion
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 6,813 Likes: 14
14 point
|
|
14 point
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 6,813 Likes: 14 |
been black lighting for several nights now - our chickens are loving their morning worm snack
we’ve picked off about a dozen so far Feeding them to the chickens could only be satisfying. yup!
ALDeer physics: for every opinion, there's an equal & opposite opinion
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 3,982 Likes: 26
10 point
|
|
10 point
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 3,982 Likes: 26 |
Found one this afternoon. Mf came out after the rain, wasn't visible earlier
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 17,376 Likes: 203
Old Mossy Horns
|
|
Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 17,376 Likes: 203 |
We've been black lighting and only found the two. Those two got 3 mater and one pepper plant.
Luckily, I planted new peppers and a bunch of other stuff for my wife and they'll be ready to go in the ground soon.
Character is not developed in moments of temptation and trial. That is when it is intended to be used.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 6,813 Likes: 14
14 point
|
|
14 point
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 6,813 Likes: 14 |
every single morning for weeks we’ve been waking up early & black lighting our plants - just did it this morning & pulled off 2 hornworms
do NOT sleep on these devils - if you Google the hawk moth you’ll learn that they lay a TON of eggs
all those eggs hatch into hornworms
be patients & slowly work that black light over all the branches - bump the plant & often you’ll see them squirm & move — look closely underneath the leaves & branches …
ALDeer physics: for every opinion, there's an equal & opposite opinion
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 17,376 Likes: 203
Old Mossy Horns
|
|
Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 17,376 Likes: 203 |
Character is not developed in moments of temptation and trial. That is when it is intended to be used.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 23,778 Likes: 45
Freak of Nature
|
|
Freak of Nature
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 23,778 Likes: 45 |
I have some Dipel dust left over from the corn. Guess I’ll dust the tomato’s tommorrow .
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 6,813 Likes: 14
14 point
|
|
14 point
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 6,813 Likes: 14 |
ALDeer physics: for every opinion, there's an equal & opposite opinion
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 17,376 Likes: 203
Old Mossy Horns
|
|
Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 17,376 Likes: 203 |
Notice 3 of 6 tomato plants in a raised bed had hornworm damage this morning before work. Didn't have time to search properly so it made for a very long day anticipating finding them.
Only found one worm. It was covered with wasp eggs. I didn't give the wasps time to hatch, just killed it. Hope I didn't miss one. Another 24 hours we will see.
My 8yo can find a snail in a heartbeat. Collected a dozen tonight alone. She wasn't interested in finding worms for finding snails.
So another pest question. My green beans started looking rough, almost overnight. Leave dry and brown, crunchy. I don't know if it's just the cycle. I pulled all of them, salvaged what I could. Planted more.
I noticed the soil was crawling with pill bugs. Everywhere. Little bitty to giant. Should I go ahead and treat the soil now or wait?
Character is not developed in moments of temptation and trial. That is when it is intended to be used.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2025
Posts: 269 Likes: 8
4 point
|
|
4 point
Joined: May 2025
Posts: 269 Likes: 8 |
Next time I would definitely let the wasp covered worm live. However that doesn’t mean it’s gotta stay on your plant. I’d just run it somewhere decently away from the plants such as the other side of the house. That’s natures primary defense against them. Each wasp would probably go on to kill more.
So far I haven’t seen any on mine but my black light came in and I stand ready. I did see a few glowing green small chunks (smaller than a BB) in the dirt of my pepper plant grow bags. Not sure what they were but so far no horn worms.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 6,813 Likes: 14
14 point
|
|
14 point
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 6,813 Likes: 14 |
So far I haven’t seen any on mine but my black light came in and I stand ready. I did see a few glowing green small chunks (smaller than a BB) in the dirt of my pepper plant grow bags. Not sure what they were but so far no horn worms. hornworm 💩 is BB shape & lights up with your black light too - a lot of times that’s how we find them - crap on the lower leaves & look up & there he is
ALDeer physics: for every opinion, there's an equal & opposite opinion
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
|
|
|
Moderated by Aldeer, Bronco 74, bucky, Colonel Angus, Dixiepatriot, Driveby, Dustin, hippi, Shaw, swamp_fever2002, Tree Hanger |
|
(Custom).JPG)
