#cotesiacongregatu

[seedkeeping]

Tomato Hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata) paralyzed and parasitized by the Braconid Wasp (Cotesia congregatus), which lays its eggs on the live hornworm to later hatch and eat the worm from the inside. We have carrot family flowers nearby, whose nectar attracts and feeds these wasps. #tomatohornworm #manducaquinquemaculata #braconidwasp #Cotesiacongregatu #integratedpestmanagement (at Delaware County, Pennsylvania)

[seedkeeping]

Tomato Hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata) paralyzed and parasitized by the Braconid Wasp (Cotesia congregatus), which lays its eggs on the live hornworm to later hatch and eat the worm from the inside. We have dill and other flowers nearby, whose nectar attracts and feeds these wasps. In the lower right corner is me at 17 with big hair in my garden with what was probably my first hornworm sighting. #tomatohornworm #manducaquinquemaculata #braconidwasp #Cotesiacongregatu #integratedpestmanagement #flashbackfriday #roughwoodseedcollection (at Devon, Pennsylvania)