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RE: Bugs Vs. Bugs For A Healthy Garden

in #gardening7 years ago

Cool post! How do the preying mantises do against thing like the green hornworm? I got a couple of those and it wiped out my tomato plants. I've heard parasitic wasps are good against them but wonder if the praying mantis goes after them too. Thanks!

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Thanks. I've never heard that they prey on the green horn worm but you're right about the wasps.

try Bt spray for hornworm. They ingest the bacteria, it ferments in their gut, and they explode. Bt is considered an organic pesticide - it's a bacterium that occurs naturally in the soil. Works awesome and took care of my hornworm problem!