Brandon Riffel wrote:
Can anybody help me figure out what is eating on my veggies? I have
Early Girl and Goliath tomatoes growing in a half barrel that have
complete limbs that are missing foliage. There are small black
dropping on the bare branches. I also noticed some bird dropping in
the soil as well. I have cages around them which would give a bird a
wonderful perch while pecking my plants.



Tomatoes
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As mentioned the tomatoes are being attacked by horn worm. You will be
amazed how well camouflaged they will be...unless you lucked out and the
bird dropping was from a bird that beat you to the worm....

Lar