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No, they don't. They avoid the midday sun but can still be seen in the morning and evening at times.
That said, if you want to go on a killing spree to save your plants, night is the best time as, with a torch, they will be far more obvious then. They don't hide at night.
That said, if you want to go on a killing spree to save your plants, night is the best time as, with a torch, they will be far more obvious then. They don't hide at night.
I bought a LED UV light and a pair of Amber lens glasses to find them at night...the hornworms glow under the black light and other bugs, like beetles, look like dark shapes on red leafs. The amber lens shades make the leafs look red so that helps differentiate other things.
I will admit though, some of my friends get a kick outta hearing what I do and I have acquired the nickname Beetle Ninja
I will admit though, some of my friends get a kick outta hearing what I do and I have acquired the nickname Beetle Ninja
Thanks for the info Spicefreak and The Beetle Ninja, It about midnight where I live and I just spent the last hour searching every nook and cranny of the plant which has munch marks on it and found nothing even remotely looking like an insect. So not having the UV lighting and the Amber ninja googles, I am gonna set up an L-shaped ambush for like 4:30 this morn, have the claymores and flame throwers set up in case I find the maldunes. I keep you all posted, have to go dig out my ghillie suit and my face paint.....Voodoo 6 out... going silent mode stealth version 33....
ÂMaligator said:I bought a LED UV light and a pair of Amber lens glasses to find them at night...the hornworms glow under the black light and other bugs, like beetles, look like dark shapes on red leafs. The amber lens shades make the leafs look red so that helps differentiate other things.
I will admit though, some of my friends get a kick outta hearing what I do and I have acquired the nickname Beetle Ninja
Not having a huge problem with bugs. I see the occasional leaf missing, or a couple of holes in them, but not enough to be worried about. Even the Japanese beetles just lounge around, and only sit on my corn tassels. That might be because they like the foliage behind my garden, in the woods, better. Two years ago, I could pick out hundreds in the foliage, and nary a handful in my garden.