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To: metmom

I’ll have to remember that. One of my tomato plants has hornworm damage, but I couldn’t find the worm itself.


44 posted on 08/08/2020 9:13:39 AM PDT by Ellendra (A single lie on our side does more damage than a thousand lies on their side.)
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To: Ellendra

They are VERY hard to see. they are exactly tomato plant color and on the underside of the leaves. I found most of them in the evening because they are supposed to come out at night to feed.

MOST the ones I found were HUGE, which means they were ready to pupate and breed again. I found a few smaller ones, but not many. I expect another infestation but hopefully, the tomatoes will be done by then.

If you google up the hornworms, there’s a plethora of information about them. Basically, you kill them to stop them.

I can’t bear to touch them, even with gloves, so I have clippers and snip off the leaf it’s on and toss it in a bucket of soapy water.


47 posted on 08/08/2020 9:22:12 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: Ellendra

>>but I couldn’t find the worm itself.<<<

Go out in the evening and gently shake the tomato plant and listen for a clicking sound if you can’t see them and look deeper...


63 posted on 08/08/2020 2:22:46 PM PDT by tubebender
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