Braconid Wasp
Tomato hornworm covered with white cocoons of Braconid Wasp Photo Taken by Amy Nelson at Crispe House, Plainwell, MI.
While gardening at Crispe House this week we came across a Tomato Hornworm in the vegetable garden near the back of the house next to the drive way. I found the Tomato Hornworm pictured to the left. I had never seen one with white outcroppings like this one. I ran a search on bing.com and found that it was a beneficial. Follow the links to find out more information on Braconid wasp and beneficial insects.
For an information video, find it here. For more information on beneficial insects, click here.