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Caterpillar with white things on its back (eggs? parasites?)

August 14, 2010

Caterpillar with white parasites on its back. What are they? ANSWER: The white things on the Tomato Hornworm’s back are cocoons of the braconid wasp. A wasp lays eggs on the caterpillar then the eggs hatch the young wasps eat the host caterpillar’s insides. Then, when mature enough, they come out of the caterpillar’s skin. […]

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