From the Ground Up: The bad, the good, and the grisly

From the Ground Up: The bad, the good, and the grisly

Editor’s note: Pam Baxter is on vacation. The following guest column was written by Sharon Richardson, West Chester. A few summers ago, my grandson noticed that all the leaves of some branches on one of the tomato plants in my garden were gone. Who could the culprit be? On closer examination, we saw our answer: a very large, bright green caterpillar with a horn-like tail. But what was it? We searched and learned that, appropriately enough, this …

From the Ground Up: Tomato hornworms and their companion wasps: What to know

Editor’s note: Pam Baxter is on vacation. The following guest column was written by Sharon Richardson, West Chester. A few summers ago, my grandson noticed that all the leaves of some branches on one of the tomato plants in my garden were gone. Who could the culprit be? On closer examination, we saw our answer: a very large, bright green caterpillar with a horn-like tail. But what was it? We searched and learned that, appropriately enough, this …