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Above - the mature stinkers; Below the babies - Either way I want no part of them!
Ugh!!! BUGS! I don't mind a spider, after all I've read Charlotte's Web a zillion times to my third grade students and cried every single time that Charlotte died. (Sorry - no spoiler alert!) However, I draw the line at some destructive garden bugs - like these aptly named leafy-footed stinkers. They have a gelatinous glow as orange and black babies, then grow into an evil looking monster.
Yes - monster. I'm not mean-spirited, but these insects are like vampires to your tomatoes. They suck the life right out of a tomato and you don't even know it until you cut the tomato open. Yuck! I'm not sure why they're called "stinkers" as I've killed my fair share and never smelled a thing.
The only way I've found to murder them is to spray vinegar on them and their nests. Eventually they die. However, they do lay eggs in the soil and will come back the next year if you don't treat the soil while it's resting (i.e. no plants or the vinegar will kill them).
Next time you want to give someone a nightmare, show them these photos...then run!
Yes - monster. I'm not mean-spirited, but these insects are like vampires to your tomatoes. They suck the life right out of a tomato and you don't even know it until you cut the tomato open. Yuck! I'm not sure why they're called "stinkers" as I've killed my fair share and never smelled a thing.
The only way I've found to murder them is to spray vinegar on them and their nests. Eventually they die. However, they do lay eggs in the soil and will come back the next year if you don't treat the soil while it's resting (i.e. no plants or the vinegar will kill them).
Next time you want to give someone a nightmare, show them these photos...then run!
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