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It's a tobacco/tomato hornworm. Here's a link http://www.vegedge.umn.edu/vegpest/hornworm.... So sorry they got your plants! -
get rid of them quickly or they will eat every leaf off the plant in no time at all -
Maria - one word for you - S-P-L-A-T!!!!! -
Looks like cut worms to me. Did they cut it down at the ground? -
Those are tomato Horn Worms....all you can do is pick them off individually and watch for more...you can sprinkle a little Sevin dust over the plants and that will keep them off for a while but if it rains it'll wash off and you'll need to sprinkle them again. I hate those things....my hubby has to get them off cause they creep me out...if I have to do it...I use tongs...HaHaHa...I can't stand em... -
i save those cuz they will become spinix moth that look like hummingbirds @ nite time. -
Not sure if it works on these particular worms, but a mixture of dawn dish detergent and water, sprayed over the plants gives them a taste that most insects can't stand, and is environmentally and human/pet safe.
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I have used Lemon Joy to spritz the plants but in the real heat of summer sometimes it's too harsh....or maybe I should be putting it on in the evenings so it has time to dry better before the sun comes out...
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they start out so small and then before they fall off.. or someone doesn't splat them first.. I hate these dang things. They can get on your tomato vines, maybe at night after you've made your last walk thru for the day.. get up and go outside to your garden.. and there he lays.. all that he can hold.. the little greedy thing.. HE has eaten until he almost has burst open. It takes a constant battle day and night..one night long ago and far away.. I was in bed or was about to lift my ...» -
GREEN HORNED TOMATOE WORM - -
And they sting.. -
I hate to kill them also, so I just pick off and throw them in the woods. -
Tomatoe worm & turns into a big ugly moth here I'll show you we put one in jar & this is what it came out to be!-
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Thank you for the pic Ann, i got rid of them there was 5 of them I asked my kid to help me cause I have this thing with ( phobia ) warms,snails,snakes etc. I can't deal with .. it was funny because none of my husband or son wantend to kill them and me I can't got close to them but to the end they did, so my tomatoes are fine now but with no fruit I still waiting... -
Your welcome Maria!
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if you throw them in the woods they will return... -
Hang in There Maria...As soon as the heat breaks if you Have healthy Plants you will have Tons of Fruit in the fall...If You protect Them from the Occasional Cold You Can Have them All yr Round out Here...As For The Worms...I would Use Safer soap...Dawn Is a Lil RUFF In This Heat...Try Making a Pot Of Coffee 10 times stronger Then Normal...And spray it On Them..works for Grasshoppers and Other Uninvited guest in My Garden...Also Dump Your Coffee Grounds in Your Beds or Pots..They Help The ...» -
I pick these off and put them in the bird feeder....a small dish I have set out for the ground feeding birds....
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Sharon W, now thats a good idea, giving back to nature the worms/catipillar the icky things! lol
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Great Idea Sharron...I Don't Have To Many Bug Problems...Cuz The Toads and Birds Know The Oasis Are Few and Far Between... LOL...They Keep My Yard Pretty Well Picked Over...Got Quite a few Birds Nesting In the Big tree...@ Ann They May Be Icky Things BUT...Worm Poop Is The BEST Natural Plant Growing Product There Is...Quite Expensive Too...LOL Not To Mention They Do an AWESOME Job aria ting Your Lawn and Garden...And Bird food...Robins Love Wet Lawns Full Of worms....And Caterpillars Make ...»
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They don't last long either....the birds are right on it...LOL
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So cool Sharron W.
