tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962963417019138125.post5944994857994493394..comments2023-10-01T05:51:26.728-04:00Comments on Mary and Keith's Excellent Adventure!: Another Week in New Mexico......Laughter Incorporatedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15838404461060095240noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962963417019138125.post-25906599797144238022010-08-23T12:56:05.103-04:002010-08-23T12:56:05.103-04:00that strange desert wildlife there is a tomato hor...that strange desert wildlife there is a tomato hornworm. they're by no means unique to NM, but are rather a widespread tomato & solenacea pest. they are the larvae of the rather pretty five-spotted hawk moth, but as hornworms, they can decimate three or four tomato plants in a matter of hours, stripping them of all leaves before moving on to the next plant, and completely depleting a garden of tomato plants in a few days if left unchecked. Happily, poultry love them, and because they are so huge, they are easy to locate, pick off the plants, and feed to the birds. we have found them this year eating the tomatoes, sunberries, and tobacco plants (all solenacea). here's the wikipedia page on them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato_hornwormAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962963417019138125.post-80758979186373385082010-08-23T11:59:12.405-04:002010-08-23T11:59:12.405-04:00Sounds like a wonderful life journey you two are e...Sounds like a wonderful life journey you two are experiencing. Love your blogs and pics, makes me long to travel and commence my own journey. Keep it up- God Bless you and may the universe provide all you need! Janine in TucsonJaninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16162870053132015129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962963417019138125.post-13493505735552266982010-08-22T13:09:47.544-04:002010-08-22T13:09:47.544-04:00Nice post! Tina is so cute!Nice post! Tina is so cute!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897145355472536998noreply@blogger.com