Red wasp killed a tomato cut "horned" worm?

fireman32 · Jun 3, 2017

Anyone ever witness this. I saw it today and the wasp flew away before I could get a pic. The wasp looked as though he chewed him up into a ball, eviscerated him and then flew off without it. Weird sight. I hope they kill all of the cut worms.

shakey gizzard · Jun 9, 2017

Lots of good beneficial bugs out there. Ever seen a bald faced hornet snatch a fly outta mid air?

You can also order tiny parasitic wasps online to release into your garden.

cjones · Jun 9, 2017

I read somewhere that there is a wasp that will lay its eggs inside the horned worm. When the eggs hatch, the worm dies from the inside out. Maybe that's what you saw - a juvenile wasp escaping hatching?

fireman32 · Jun 10, 2017

Haven't witnessed the fly being caught. Cjones, the worm was small and the wasp full grown so maybe it was trying to lay an egg.

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