hands off
Yes. Insects are becoming a big part of my life. I spend a lot of time smashing them, avoiding them, hunting them, and; quite possibly, even more time applauding them. (as usual, click for full page image and click, again, for closeup) This tomato hornworm was sighted in the paste tomato patch. It is covered with the parasitic cocoons of the braconid wasp, a beneficial insect. The Tomato Hornworm can do a lot of damage to tomato plants. Not this one. As I scroll through a lis