Tomato Hornworm Under Attack
By: ccmhats
tags: parasite, karma, braconid wasp, coccoon, photography, nature, photo blog, tomato, hornworm, photo
Category: New Hampshire, garden, insect, macro, summer, vegetable
Tomato hornworms inspire fear and dread in any organic gardener. Nothing can decimate tomato plants faster, and nothing is quite so gruesome to kill.
Unless the dread worm contracts a case of parasites… then Hooray! I don’t have to squish the juicy bug after all…
We simply wait for the Braconid wasps to emerge from their cocoons to finish their host for us…
It’s garden karma, and it’s good.
Genuinely creepy, but great photo!