How do you get rid of tomato worms?

http://www.veggiegardener.com/tips-for-getting-rid-of-hornworms/

Dust with self raising flour ....good luck

Diatumacious earth. Spelling is wrong, sprinkle around the plant base and on stems. It cuts the soft underbelly of the worm and kills it. Twice daily inspection until it starts to work is good too.

Terri Clark is correct, go to a TSC and get Diatenaceous Earth (spelling is also probably wrong also).

Be sure to wear mask and gloves, you cannot inhale/breath or get DE into your eyes. It is a natural way to get rid of insects and it works great.

While I do understand not wanting to kill them its becomes a matter of you eating tomatoes or the worms eating the plants?! Pick them off using gloves and drop into a small can with about an inch of gasoline in the bottom. after they die, takes just a second you can put them into the trash or bury them. If you dont have gasoline you could try alcohol.

Plant thyme with tomatoes. I container garden and out of 5 tomato plants, only one with one tomato worm.

You can plant basil around your tomatoes and the moths that lay the eggs can't find the tomato plant because the basil masks the tomato scent. I've done this for two years and only had tomato worms on the plants with no basil around them.

Hornworm caterpillars. In the future, try draping a net tent over your plants to create a barrier so the hornworm moths can not access your plants.

I just pick them off by had when I see them. If too grossfor you, use tongs, keep a dollar store pair just for gardening.

Yes. You can take tin foil and put so much up the stalk and then spread it around the base of each plant. Slugs nor those ugly worms will crawl across it. Something to do with aluminum they won't cross it.

Happy Gardening!

Peppermint soap dilute 1 tablespoon spray tomatoes won't hurt the fruit, rinse off before eating. I just pick the disgusting things off and toss them to the birds. Not sure they eat them can't watch the carnage but they seem to disappear.

good luck.

We planted marigold around each tomato plant... No hornworms this year...maybe just lucky.

Yes flour works, but i pick them and use them for fish bate

Or you can get a whole bulb of garlic and some hot chili peppers and mince them or just place them in a food processor and add a quart of hot water and place in a jar and sit that out in the sun for a day. Strain and place the liquid in a spray bottle and spray your plants. They hate the stuff!

MY FATHER ALWAYS PICKED THEM OFF AND FED THEM TO THE CHICKENS ( THEY LOVE THEM ) OR MY BROTHER AND I USED TO GO FISHING AND USE THEM AS BAIT . OTHERWISE MY DAD WOULD JUST DROP THEM TO THE GROUND AND STOMP ON THEM.

At one time I had a pair of toast tongs made of 2 tongue depressors with a slice of dowel in between at the end; worked slick and the price was right. Dollar store tongs also work, too; I can't bear to touch them! I put them in a frosting tub and put the lid on. I like the idea of adding the vinegar. Ditto for slugs. You can't beat a home grown tomato!

Great chicken food.

A couple blasts from a 12 gauge ! Glad I could help! (Sorry, I couldn't resist).

Here's a post that might help https://chascrazycreations.com/keep-pests-out-of-your-garden/