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Gardening

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1. ugh, my worst nightmare, but good tip

Sun Jul 12, 2020, 10:53 PM

Jul 2020

we use those flashlights to hunt for scorpions

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What fun - hunting tomato hornworms at night with a UV flashlight! [View all] NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 OP

ugh, my worst nightmare, but good tip Kali Jul 2020 #1

Instagram is the only place I now post - left FB and Twitter last year. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 #2

Instagram is a useful teaching tool NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 #4

I hear you! Kali Jul 2020 #9

But they turn into such lovely hummingbird moths! The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #5

no - they turn into Hawkmoths NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 #7

You're right, I sometimes get them mixed up. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #12

have you considered purchasing Braconid wasps ? dweller Jul 2020 #6

i figured as much dweller Jul 2020 #11

Made me think of going out and getting nightcrawlers captain queeg Jul 2020 #10

UV light is the ONLY way to get these crittrrs calguy Jul 2020 #13

My dad used to put out shallow bowls of beer worked just fine. RGinNJ Jul 2020 #14

I think UserNotFound Aug 2020 #18

Old Gardening Memory dem in texas Jul 2020 #15

hah NJCher Sep 2020 #20

Wow, new to me. Both the UV flashlight and the hornworms. Dark n Stormy Knight Jul 2020 #17

Very cool pic! UserNotFound Aug 2020 #19