tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post2743387069504835720..comments2023-08-17T09:45:31.344-04:00Comments on garden now - think later! : Just when I thought I had this garden thing down...Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-5919457554629710702010-05-12T21:21:59.149-04:002010-05-12T21:21:59.149-04:00What a great post... and a great comment/explanati...What a great post... and a great comment/explanation from Momma_S! I only hope to find aphid carcasses on my tomatoes :) And wow, those leaves are HUGE!fiona@fionacampbell.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455351263890165906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-49015982633476562592010-05-12T07:42:30.602-04:002010-05-12T07:42:30.602-04:00Momma S you are amazing- and Erin, so are those to...Momma S you are amazing- and Erin, so are those tomatoes!!!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457953816169352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-66679371655138602222010-05-11T21:48:58.777-04:002010-05-11T21:48:58.777-04:00Thanks for the info. Now I wish I hadn't remo...Thanks for the info. Now I wish I hadn't removed those carcasses from my plants. Anything that kills aphids these days are friends of mine.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-90224876792048793662010-05-11T16:41:55.908-04:002010-05-11T16:41:55.908-04:00Crap. I've removed those from my eggplants th...Crap. I've removed those from my eggplants that have been nearly destroyed by flea beatles. <br /><br />Drat.Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-34318736823975367152010-05-11T14:41:21.212-04:002010-05-11T14:41:21.212-04:00I looked it up, and it definitely looks like "...I looked it up, and it definitely looks like "parasitic mummies"! Yay! For anyone wondering, beneficial wasps insert an egg into the aphid, which the larvae then feed on until the aphid is mummified leaving the browish enlarged sac behind, after a few days you will see a hole in the mummy where the parasitic wasp emerged! How cool is that? I'm headed back out to save the few leaves with unhatched wasps on them, LOL! Thanks, momma! I just love those beneficials...Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-69605685175902700322010-05-11T13:53:29.074-04:002010-05-11T13:53:29.074-04:00momma_s, I saw something about aphid carcasses on ...momma_s, I saw something about aphid carcasses on the internet but I thought they looked too big.... but how cool would that be? Like when I see a hornworm full of parasitic eggs I'm all "haHA look at YOU, sucker!-that'll teach ya!". I'm definitely going to go back and research those carcasses, they aren't moving, so I hope, hope, hope!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-72691215138739442702010-05-11T13:11:02.558-04:002010-05-11T13:11:02.558-04:00WOW, those are some crazy big leaves!!!WOW, those are some crazy big leaves!!!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038703319667640641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-45544107010841003252010-05-11T11:48:37.164-04:002010-05-11T11:48:37.164-04:00Ooohhh. Nice find. The white bugs are actually aph...Ooohhh. Nice find. The white bugs are actually aphid carcasses. Another bug--a parasitic type laid it's eggs in the aphid. I recommend getting rid of the aphids that don't look like that, but you can probably leave the white ones since they contain beneficial insects...<br />BTW, those leaves are huge!!! Hope you have some nice juicy 'maters soon.Momma_Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777829150647394160noreply@blogger.com