Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki, or BtK, is a bacterium that occurs naturally in soils. When levels are high enough, it sickens insects like loopers, moth larvae, armyworms, cutworms, hornworms and other caterpillar pests that like to munch on petunia leaves and petals....
Hornworms Silkworms Superworms Chinese water dragons can also eat fish like frozen silversides and tilapia strips. Live fish can carry parasites, so avoid feeding these to your water dragon unless you know the source. Goldfish and minnows aren’t good choices because they can cause a vitamin B1...
Another sure sign of increased rainfall is the sporadic population explosion of green and black-striped hornworms, caterpillars of the white-lined sphinx moth, Hyles lineata. Dozens to hundreds of these insects race across the hot, blistering highway in a scramble for tender desert greens. Some...
SKY ISLANDS, DESERT SEA-Part II, Hornworm Highway Posted in Arizona, Insects, Moths, Musings, Predators/parasites/parasitoids with tags Arizona, Arthropods, caterpillars, Insects, Natural history on April 26, 2010 by Dr. Art Evans By Arthur V. Evans Charged by the onset of the summer ...
We started with brunch on our awesome patio, where we discovered the biggest, most evil looking caterpillar EVER had been causing our tomato plants to look leggy and bedraggled. Stupidtomato hornworm! Ben didn’t want to get stabbed, touch it, or have much of anything to do with it, so...