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!

  • antizero99@lemmynsfw.com
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    1 year ago

    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.

    • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pubOP
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      1 year ago

      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!