How can you keep tobacco worm from eating your tomato plants?

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The tobacco worm are eating my tomato plants and they're hard to find.  Is there any product that would get rid of them?

Kathy · Answer

Use food grade diatomaceous earth sprinkle around your plants.

Kathy · Answer

I've seen restaurants use a clear plastic bag full of water with a shiny copper penny inside hung around an outdoor patio area. There weren't any flies around while we ate.

Janet Pizaro · Answer

Spray them down with horticultral oil and use a organic systemic insect control

Wandamurline · Answer

You might try to spray the plants with a liquid soap and water solution....this helps with a lot of pests.

Carol · Answer

I have a Blacklight flashlight (Amazon). when it is dark outside shine the blacklight on the plant. The tomato worms will look iridescent and can be easily seen. Pick them off and destroy. :)

Chubby58 · Answer

If you are speaking of cut worms, whenever you plant a tomato, put a popsicle stick beside the stem in the ground.

Vexie · Answer

Thank you for that idea!!!!

Stephanie Mitchell · Answer

You can use companion planting to help with this problem. It is easily found on the web. One plant protects another. And it really works, I had a garden about 6' by 10' and by companion planting got enough to feed my family of 4 and plenty to can to boot. No one believed me not even my husband but they believed me later. Now I tell all my friends about it and they are amazed at the crops they are bringing in.

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