I always used tongs for the grosser larva, and a badminton racquet for the moths. Also for cabbage moths, and any other white-ish flying thing I saw.
The dog thought it was fricken hilarious--helping the crazy screaming monkey swing the racquet around. Whee! Badminton was one of his favorite lawn games--with or without shuttlecocks. ~~James On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:23 AM, Nicholas Thompson <nickthomp...@earthlink.net> wrote: > The Tomato Hornworm is about the size of your thumb and writhes sensuously > when you try to pick it off the plant. One of these critters can devour > the better part of a tomato plant in a day. I used to grab them off the > plant, and try to fling them into the underbrush before my gag reflex got > the better of me. The moth that lays the eggs that become the hornworm, is > about the half the size of an attack helicopter and almost as noisy. The > first time I saw one, I gave up organic gardening for a year. It was so > horrifying, that garden defense required a 22 rifle. I would rather go > hand to hand with a raccoon than touch one of those things. > > Nick ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
