what is this thing???

Discussion in 'Fruit and Vegetable Gardening' started by kmb34me, Aug 17, 2006.

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    Im putting it here b.c I found it on my tomato plant, and I only found one.

    Its definatly some sort of catapiller. but it has white things all over it the size of rice......
     

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    check this site out.it near bottom of page.those whit things are actually a wasp larvea.
     
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    Braconid Wasp cocoons on caterpillar
     
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    Keep it! Let the parasitic 'wasps' hatch, they are great predators for your garden. They don't sting people. :)
     
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    Appears to be a tomato hornworm - Manduca quinquemaculata - under all those wasp eggs.
     
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