Tomato Hornworm Under Attack
By: Carrie Cahill Mulligan
Tags: braconid wasp, Carrie Cahill Mulligan, coccoon, hornworm, karma, nature, parasite, photo, photo blog, photography, tomato
Category: garden, insect, macro, New Hampshire, summer, vegetable
| Aperture: | f/2.8 |
|---|---|
| Focal Length: | 5.8mm |
| ISO: | 400 |
| Shutter: | 1/0 sec |
| Camera: | Canon PowerShot SD1000 |
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.
693 Canaan Street 
Genuinely creepy, but great photo!