Sunday, June 27, 2010

Have you seen this garden critter?

One of my tomato plants was becoming the full course meal for this finger-sized green monster!

Known as the Tomato Hornworm, this fella can strip a plant of its leaves in short order. And without leaves, we have no photosynthesis to create food for our tomato's growth...

Hard to spot, so keep a wary eye out for this chomper! Want more details? Go here:
http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg308.html

Bug season has arrived,
Lyn

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