Home-IN-Steading Photo of the day
Manduca quinquemaculata, the Five-Spotted Hawkmoth's larvae, also known as the Tomato Hookworm.
Known by me as The Destroyer of My Tomatoes!
Not dangerous to humans, but they sure wreak havoc on tomato plants. My daughter and I were the only ones brave enough to pluck them off the fledgling plants.
Remember! Waste Not Want Not on the homestead.
I threw them on the ground in the chicken yard, much to my 3 Muscovy ducks delight. They scarfed them up like a calorically under-challenged kid scarfs up gummy worms.
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Good food for birds, if at all you have.
Yes. Our ducks love them. Our chickens didn't care for them though.
Gross...and cool.
You have to keep a watch on those tomatoes if you want a good crop. It will help with the size of the ducks if you catch enough.