[Diana in Wisconsin]

I had three of them attacking a Sungold tomato growing in a pot on the deck. I have been VIGILANT and have not seen any in the regular garden. So far!

With this wet season, we’re seeing more icky bugs than we have in other seasons, but those GROSS Hornworms are the WORST!

I picked them off (they held on for all they were worth!) with inside-out ziplock bags, and then I left them in the sun to ROAST. They were 3”, 4” and 5” long! *SHUDDER*

Gawd, I HATE THEM!

The tomato plant survived and is providing us with a lot of tomatoes; I LOVE being at the TOP of the Food Chain! :)

[trisham]

I love tomatoes so much that I would even pick hornworns off by hand. I did that with our gypsy moth caterpillars that were on our crabtrees and ornamental blue spruce this spring. They’re not nearly as disgusting as hornworms, but they are sticky and quick. I drop them into a large plastic Planter’s Peanuts container filled with cold, soapy water. It has a large mouth. They seem to die very quickly.

Tomatoes. I love them!

[MomwithHope]

You are brave picking them off. I will cut the branch they are on and either stamp them up on the concrete of put them in a coffee can (without touching them of course) and seal up the can and throw it in the trash. Let them suffer!

Nice basket you have there. Stuffed jalapenos for dinner tonight and a green bean casserole.