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Parasitic wasp on tomato/tobacco hornworm - Cotesia congregata
Copyright © 2007 Beatriz Moisset

Parasitic wasp on tomato/tobacco hornworm - Cotesia congregata
Willow Grove, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 21, 2007
Size: 3 mm.
A friend gave me a caterpillar that she found on her tomato plants. It was covered with cocoons. Several tiny wasps emerged from it.
This is the caterpillar:

Southeastern PA

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Parasitic wasp on tomato/tobacco hornworm - Cotesia congregata Parasitic wasp on tomato/tobacco hornworm - Cotesia congregata
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Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 21 July, 2007 - 5:09pm
Last updated 13 March, 2008 - 7:32pm

Release
Did you release them?
… osmia, 22 July, 2007 - 9:27am login or register to post comments

 
Too late!
I would have, but my friend kept the whole thing in a plastic container for almost a week and all the wasps were dead (even bloated). I told her that the enemies of her enemies are her friends and to treat them accordingly next time.
… Beatriz Moisset, 22 July, 2007 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

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