tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451108506765377069.post3393468732478743566..comments2023-12-21T05:23:00.368-05:00Comments on Hooked on Needles: Summer GardeningMary Grace McNamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994668228832105911noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451108506765377069.post-78241503619154192282009-09-02T23:03:45.059-04:002009-09-02T23:03:45.059-04:00I really hate to gross you out, but it's like ...I really hate to gross you out, but it's like this... that picture on the top, with the tiny cocoons sticking out all over the caterpillar.... they are the larvae of parasitic wasps. The wasp attacks the caterpillar, and lays its eggs inside. Then, the eggs hatch and the larvae eats the inside of the caterpillar, and then, when they pupate, the cocoons stick out of the body of the caterpillar.<br /><br />It may indeed be fascinating, but at the same time, it's really gross to think about. <br /><br />ugh.Mary Corbethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784249791065857006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451108506765377069.post-33691960442575724752009-09-02T22:01:30.254-04:002009-09-02T22:01:30.254-04:00The big catipillaris called a Horn Worm, and it ea...The big catipillaris called a Horn Worm, and it eats tomato plants, earlier in the season, you probably would have found more under the leafs. A certain wasp kills these worms by laying their eggs on them. These are the white things you see on the back. I'd probably dispose of them somehow if I were you. At least it's the end of the season and you can look for them next year.Jane Kattaunoreply@blogger.com