Originally Posted by
crappiepappy
No ... Green Worms come out of the river banks.
A Horseweed Worm is actually a Common Stalk Borer (larvae stage of a moth). We used to find them in Giant Ragweed plants, along the roadside fences of farms.
My Grandpa called the Giant Ragweed plant a "Horseweed" .... so the "worms" we found inside the stalks were "Horseweed Worms". As I remember .... it was generally in late July into August when we'd travel the backroads looking for a fence row with the plants growing up along the fences. We'd look for the holes in the stalks and the bulged out area ... then cut the stalk well above & below those, then put the stalks in a burlap sack. Now, mind you, this was some 60yrs ago.
Oh, and long sleeved shirts & plenty of "Deep Woods Off" sprayed on is mandatory !! Chiggers & Ticks love these plants.