Caterpillar Parasitism & Parasitoid Wasps! | Tobacco & Tomato Hornworm | Koaw Nature

Do you have caterpillars in your garden with white growths on them? This video can explain why and what you should do to protect your tomatoes! Be ready to learn about an amazing form of parasitism by truly unique parasitoid wasps!

I'll also explain the differences between tomato and tobacco hornworms.

Thanks to my wonderful Patron from Patreon, dace_88, for providing the images and question for this video! Cheers! –K

NOTE: My animations are only approximations of the actualities occurring within and on a host of a parasitoid wasp.


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[KoawNature]

So I did stop by dace_88's garden during a travel recently and I did see a giant hornworm still munching on a leaf after the wasp larvae had already emerged; but, that hornworm did not move for days after. So, you still might see the hornworms grabbing a last meal or two but they are not long for this world.

[usingforposting]

Really Cool Video! Found this Video way too late!

[illinoistyrantNews]

I have one of these currentty on my tomatoe plant..

[haydenwalls]

I saw one of these for the first time yesterday and it scared the hell out of me. I figured it was something along the lines of this but I yeeted the caterpillar off my pepper plant. Very cool and informative video by the way, you've earned a subscriber.

[nunyabisnass]

We've been finding these worms on my peppers this year. We've also been aware of these parasitic wasps for a while, and when we find them we just leave them alone.

[CeciliaLee]

I love those beautiful worms! they look so cool! when I was small I loved to observe them every day, But my Dad permanently removed them.

[jeremybear]

Can both of these worms exist in the same garden of tomato? Also if I find worms w parasites attached, should I leave the worms alone or remove them from my plants?

[Dumpsterloser]

Wait, so are these tiny white dots normal? And not parasites or are they the first stages of parasites?

[kevinkelly]

Good information but poor audio. The speaking is often garbled (I'm not sure if it's a technical issue or just poor articulation) but it's often not easy to discern what is being said.

[eunaekim]

Someone should write a story about something similar to this but capable of infecting humans. That would be a great idea for a sci-fi or a horror story!

[JoshJackson]

I'm harvesting tobacco and I seen two huge red and black wasp in the field I've never seen b4. Kinda look like giant dirtdobbers

[DG-nojc]

This is soo gross..I had these on my tomatoes today.