![]() ![]() The Tobacco Hornworm was playing host to young Cotesia congregata, a type of parasitic wasp. ![]() What was on its back, however, was not eggs but rather several little cocoons. What we'd discovered on our Boxwood was, in fact, a caterpillar- Manduca sexta, or the Tobacco Hornworm. A little research gave us a lot of information! I was perplexed so I grabbed my camera, a magnifying glass, and some coworkers to check out the weird caterpillar. What I saw appeared to be a big green caterpillar with white eggs all over it. But this… THIS was something that brought the term "invasive" to a whole new level. The shrubs seemed to be host to a variety of invasive species- Honeysuckle waving defiantly from the top, Elaeagnus' tentacle-like stems sprouting from the sides and English Ivy trying to sneak in underfoot. I asked as I was pulling invasive plants from the Boxwoods planted behind Hewlett Lodge. ![]()
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