Tomato hornworms are nasty looking HUGE green worms ... biological control method for naturally eliminating hornworms. Braconid wasps lay wasp eggs under the skin of the hornworms where the ...

John E. Woodmansee Photo: Tobacco hornworm on a tomato plant that has been attacked by a parasitic Braconid wasp. The white capsules on its back are the pupal stage of the tiny wasp. Braconid larvae ...

Tomato branches with missing leaves will be evident. Once large caterpillars are found, they are often parasitized by tiny braconid wasps. The cocoons of these wasps look like grains of rice attached ...