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Ole Country Boy

06-14-2006 07:26:14

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Way off topic, but as I was watering the wifes flowers this morning, found this thing dead in the bottom on the small decrotative pond. Pictures are In Photo Galleries,, Community Album named Big worm 1 @ 2

Never seen anything quite like it.. Can not find it in any of wife"s books, we are clueless. Got an idea what it maybe?

Oh, yes, it is dead,, drown I guess.

( hope the photo link is right)

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cman

06-14-2006 18:12:26

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Re: OT,, Big WORM!!! in reply to Ole Country Boy, 06-14-2006 07:26:14

I live on the coast of North Carolina, and until very recently Flue Cured Tobacco was the farmers major money crop. The government came along with a buy out program, bought the acreage from the farmer, now very little tobacco is raised.
I well remember when I was growing up on the farm the horn worm was the biggest pest in the tobacco field. We had numerous ways of fighting them, but rest assured next year they were right back. They could really cause a lot of damage to the tobacco stalk, literly strip the stalk.
One of my jobs as a kid was to walk down the row and look for horn worms. When we found them we pulled them off and stepped on them. That one did not come back. Also used various kinds of poision, most of which are outlawed today. I have seen some recently on my tomato plants. Size 10 still works.

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357tex

06-14-2006 13:19:51

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Re: OT,, Big WORM!!! in reply to Ole Country Boy, 06-14-2006 07:26:14

We go out at night with a spot light and find them.The bands glow and are easy to find.

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Bruce (VA)

06-14-2006 12:59:32

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Re: OT,, Big WORM!!! in reply to Ole Country Boy, 06-14-2006 07:26:14

We always called them tobacco worms. They are a bit different, but look enough alike. Sevin kills them, but an 8 year old w/ a number 10 tin can w/ kerosene in the bottom works just as well. Kept me busy as a kid. And, cut worms live in sod; turn the garden over in the winter & plant some rye & they will go away. Tinfoil is cheaper & easier than a coffee can around the plant.

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Buss

06-14-2006 09:14:10

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Re: OT,, Big WORM!!! in reply to Ole Country Boy, 06-14-2006 07:26:14

They are actually called a Tomato Hornworm. The ones that evade the gardners will go underground and form a pupa which is like a cacoon for a butterfly. When it comes out from the pupa stage it is a Hawkmoth which is the size of a hummingbird.

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Bob

06-14-2006 09:16:55

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Re: OT,, Big WORM!!! in reply to Buss, 06-14-2006 09:14:10

I was just going to post that.. here's the link...

Big #$$ MOTH

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Ole Country Boy

06-14-2006 09:33:53

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Re: OT,, Big WORM!!! in reply to Bob, 06-14-2006 09:16:55

Yep,,, that's the critter!!! Had one or two of those huge moths last year.. Even got a pitcure of it somewhere.

Ok, now I know what it is.. thanks... Wife is out now treating her tomatoes vines,, just in case. We always plant tomatoes with coffee cans around the base down into the dirt some after cutter worms got them one year. Have not had that problem since..

Thanks for all your help guys!!

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DadNToms8N

06-14-2006 09:04:04

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Re: OT,, Big WORM!!! in reply to Ole Country Boy, 06-14-2006 07:26:14

At that size it almost qualifies as one of them snakes you're trying to get rid of!

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Dan

06-14-2006 08:16:00

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Re: OT,, Big WORM!!! in reply to Ole Country Boy, 06-14-2006 07:26:14

Yep - those are the ones that eat my tomato plants. They can strip a good sized plant in two days, and blend in so well they are hard to catch. I give my kids a dollar for every one they find and remove - that ensures that the plants get looked over REAL good :-) Last year after they pretty much destroyed my tomato plants, they latched onto my wifes moon flower plant, but so far that is the only two plants I have found that that like. And they do indeed get very large.

Dan

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bjb in NE

06-14-2006 09:16:33

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Re: OT,, Big WORM!!! in reply to Dan, 06-14-2006 08:16:00

Marigolds are supposed to keep these worms away from the tomato plants.

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Dan

06-14-2006 08:21:49

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Re: OT,, Big WORM!!! in reply to Dan, 06-14-2006 08:16:00

BTW - for those who have never seen a Moon Flower, here it is. It only blooms at night and the flowers do not last long.

And, if you look real good in the background you will see my 1941 Ferguson 14-A plow before I started on it :-)

Dan

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don b

06-14-2006 09:32:20

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Re: OT,, Big WORM!!! in reply to Dan, 06-14-2006 08:21:49

Dan....is your moon flower the dwarf type?Mine is 50 times bigger than that or we are talking about two diff animals.I always thought things were bigger in Texas. grin don b

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Dan

06-14-2006 10:17:50

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Re: OT,, Big WORM!!! in reply to don b, 06-14-2006 09:32:20

Don - My wife got the seed from my Mom who has a Moon Flower plant that is a shrub on the side of her house. Moms is much larger, so I am guessing it may be because it is in a pot and not the ground(?)

Either way, they sure are cool plants - and BTW, everything IS bigger in Texas (grin).

Dan

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don b

06-17-2006 09:11:51

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Re: OT,, Big WORM!!! in reply to Dan, 06-14-2006 10:17:50

Dan....we also have another flower called Angel Trumpet that blooms at night.Ever seen one? don b

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don b

06-14-2006 12:30:16

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Re: OT,, Big WORM!!! in reply to Dan, 06-14-2006 10:17:50

Dan....I thought that may be the case.Our plant has not bloomed yet[this year],but it won't be long.They sure are beautiful when they do. don b

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hvw

06-14-2006 07:50:29

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Re: OT,, Big WORM!!! in reply to Ole Country Boy, 06-14-2006 07:26:14

Looks exactly like the one's that eat my tomatoes.

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