tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052242834563902120.post8288137630053776652..comments2023-06-16T05:33:19.024-04:00Comments on These Things: Tomato HornwormBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03713512754687594887noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052242834563902120.post-71834152118020820402010-09-09T08:36:45.255-04:002010-09-09T08:36:45.255-04:00The braconid wasps are quite small (tiny cocoons) ...The braconid wasps are quite small (tiny cocoons) and apparently don't sting humans. They're bad for the caterpillars but good for the garden!<br /><br />Some of the cocoons are getting darker now. Maybe we'll have adults emerging soon . . .Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713512754687594887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052242834563902120.post-9490710233969477472010-09-08T15:58:19.408-04:002010-09-08T15:58:19.408-04:00OK, now I wish I would've done the nature obse...OK, now I wish I would've done the nature observation with my kids like you are doing. I saw a bunch of these (6-10 or so) on my tomato plants in the past few weeks and remembered (generally) the story, so I collected them all, bagged them up and threw them away to avoid having a bunch of wasps around. Now I'm going to check again to see if there are any more specimens. Thanks for the inspiration! Love, your sisCompass Points Road Triphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368392864564924999noreply@blogger.com