cut worms - can they be fed ?

[little leaf]

can you feed cutworms to chams? they are eating collard greens - they are in my friends garden

 

[SaintJimmy]

They should be fine

I researched this a while ago (if you dig through my thread posts you will find it) and they are fine for them to eat if they have not eaten any poison plants or anything.

 

[little leaf]

They should be fine

I researched this a while ago (if you dig through my thread posts you will find it) and they are fine for them to eat if they have not eaten any poison plants or anything.

thanks - they are in her garden - so I will see what all plants she has - if she has tomato's, I will pass on them - I know she does not use poison , she has little kids that go in there, and she is scared they will eat it too-

 

[SaintJimmy]

thanks - they are in her garden - so I will see what all plants she has - if she has tomato's, I will pass on them - I know she does not use poison , she has little kids that go in there, and she is scared they will eat it too-

Could you ask her to send a picture so you can post it? Are they actually cut worms?

 

[little leaf]

Could you ask her to send a picture so you can post it? Are they actually cut worms?

this is the worm - I have never seen a cut worm , so is this really one? lol I do not want to feed them until the ID is 100% -

 

[SaintJimmy]

this is the worm - I have never seen a cut worm , so is this really one? lol I do not want to feed them until the ID is 100% -

That is not MY local cutworm, but .. it might be a different kind of cutworm.

I will see what the bug experts think.

Here is a link, I am helping you out

http://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthisbug/comments/1k92dh/is_this_a_cutworm_what_kind_ohio/

Reddit is good at finding bugs

 

[little leaf]

That is not MY local cutworm, but .. it might be a different kind of cutworm.

I will see what the bug experts think.

Here is a link, I am helping you out

http://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthisbug/comments/1k92dh/is_this_a_cutworm_what_kind_ohio/

Reddit is good at finding bugs

wow- that is a cool link !! someone already commented - it is on collard greens - they ask if it was on brock/

THANK YOU for your help -

 

[little leaf]

ok, now I am told it is a cabbage looper worm - lol

 

[SaintJimmy]

wow- that is a cool link !! someone already commented - it is on collard greens - they ask if it was on brock/

THANK YOU for your help -

Very welcome!

I think it is a cabbage looper indeed. They do not solely eat cabbage, they eat other things too.

 

[little leaf]

so they are ok to feed? I am still not sure if I will feed them - I have never fed anything not from my yard -