another hornworm question :)

[Muddyfeet]

With summer coming and a constant battle on these guys in my tomato garden.. Who figured I want them LOL

"IF" one finds the eggs, hatches them out and does not feed them tomato, but pepper.. or commercial food.. is it safe to feed them off?

Figured I ask.. buggers take a toll on my garden.. like to at least save some cost on feeders for the trouble "If" safe

 

[reptoman]

If you can harvest the eggs before they eat tomato they are perfectly fine to feed off. When I am breeding hornworms I let the moths lay eggs all over tomato plants and then get the eggs before they hatch and put them into deli cups with hornworm chow. You could possibly keep them going if you have several worms that get to the pupating stage. Let them turn to moths and start the cycle all over again.