This little sack thing was on the tomato plant today. When it was touched, these little worm-looking things popped out, like a spider sack of worms.
- What are they?
- Why are they on the plant?
- Are they harmful to the plant or to us?
Thanks!
This little sack thing was on the tomato plant today. When it was touched, these little worm-looking things popped out, like a spider sack of worms.
Thanks!
A couple of things.
Anything in large enough quantity can be harmful.
I’m not sure how old you are but dawn has been around since the 70s. As a product dish soap as a whole has been around since the early 1900s. I highly doubt that your mother was using engine degreaser in the kitchen in the 60s, 70s, 80s, etc.
To reiterate in case it wasn’t clear. A couple of drops of dawn or a store brand liquid soap in a large spray bottle of water will not hurt you or the plants. It will suffocate and kill the flies which is what you want. It’s also a really easy way to kill flying things that you can’t catch when they get in your house.
Cool, thanks! It’s more of the country I was in when I was a kid, we didn’t have Dawn.
I use Dawn in a spray bottle to kill wasps that get into the house, so this all makes perfect sense, I just never critically thought about it before. You’ve been a great help, thank you!