Asked on Apr 23, 2014
Does anyone know how to get rid of green caterpillars?
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Karol
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These caterpillars are eating my tomatoes and their leaves along with everything else they and get their little jaws on.
11 answers
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sounds like you have horned worms or the caterpillar of the hummingbird moth. They can destroy a tomato plant in a couple days and the best way is to pick off the caterpillar and squish him or throw him in a bucket of soapy water. Is this the guy?
The Garden Frog with C Renee
on Apr 23, 2014
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Try soap and borax mixture. Spray on entire plant.
Jan Veiga
on Apr 23, 2014
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The only think i could ever do in this case was get my garden gloves on and hunt for them and pull them off. Look carefully, they camouflage very well on the stems. On the ground, step on them. I know it sounds gross, but it's the only way.
Barbara R
on Apr 23, 2014
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Pick off and squish them and try salt border around the plants or baking soda or even boric acid
Patricia Brining
on Apr 23, 2014
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Karol, You can put them in an empty plastic coffee can with salt baking soda or epsom salt and cover they will be killed! No squishing needed. Also for ants I learned to sprinkle grits=they can't digest it and it kills them!
Patricia Brining
on Apr 24, 2014
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Try sprinkling Diatomaceous earth around your plants. Then pick the bugs off by hand and use the bucket with soapy water to kill them instead of squishing them (too gross). I use the bucket for all sorts of garden pests - I got TONS of squash beetles last year :(
Jennifer G
on Apr 25, 2014
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thanks everyone.
Karol
on Apr 26, 2014
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Leave it to the wasp's
Cheryl
on Apr 26, 2014
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Braconid wasps are parasitoids of tomato hornworms. The female wasp lays her eggs just under the skin of an unlucky tomato hornworm. When the eggs hatch, the larvae feed on the hornworm – literally from the inside. As the large mature, they work their way to the skin of the hornworm and spin their tiny cocoons. After only four days in their cocoons, the newly mature wasps will emerge and fly away. The weakened hornworm will die.
Cheryl
on Apr 26, 2014
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I don't want them to eat my tomatoes though so I want to get rid of them. Waiting for the wasp could be to late.
Karol
on Apr 27, 2014
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Try just soapy water preferably dish washing soap. Keeps all bugs of
Vera Negron
on May 06, 2014
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