can hardly see them
until i bring out the light
until i bring out the light
hornworms are here
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Chapman
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That's neat. Hard to see them until they've eaten half the plant.
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i dont see squat
backyardtndeer
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I know we have them when I start seeing their droppings. So far this year only pulled one off a transplanted volunteer plant.
Remington700
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Read the other day that planting deterring plants near them help. Said Marigolds help keep them away.
JCDEERMAN
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After the army worms wiped out fall food plots last year, I say screw all worms! Other than earthworms
Usually plant marigolds as border in garden but this year all I could find were "giant" ones. Planted about 30 & not a single one made it...
the UV light will make bug egg clusters glow like led bulbs too. i do a pest survey in my garden to get a count of the bad pests. kind of like IPM when i was a beekeeper.
not very many again this year but i dont use synthetic fertilizer except on corn anymore. synthetic fertilizers makes the plants bitter and attracts the bugs.
not very many again this year but i dont use synthetic fertilizer except on corn anymore. synthetic fertilizers makes the plants bitter and attracts the bugs.
I plant Marigolds around my raised beds every year. They help a lot. Deterring doesn't mean they are %100 effective still got to keep a eye out.
backyardtndeer
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I guess i am going to have to try my light when it is completely dark. I havent found any using the light right after sunset, but there are droppings on a few leaves on a few plants, so I know they are there somewhere.
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possibly. i can see them at dusk witha utility light shining. make sure to shine it under the leaves and around the stems.
could be theyve already pupated as well.
Just don't turn that light on in a hotel room. It will be like a episode of CSI.
