[CH] Re: Hornworms Revisited

Alex Silbajoris (asilbajo@hotmail.com)
Thu, 02 Aug 2001 12:06:25

>From: "Suz" <socalsuz@earthlink.net>

>And if ants eat hornworms, are ants bad for the plants?

Yes!  You have to do the Ants in the Plants Dance of France!  Our Quebec 
contingent can give you the details.

I wonder if the hornwors/moths "remember" what kind of plants they ate in 
the caterpillar stage - if the worm eats pepper foliage, will it, as a moth, 
seek out chile foliage to lay eggs?

- A


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