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there are HUGE green caterpillars eating my tomatoes!
Thanks for those great links on horn worms!
"jammer" wrote in message ... LOL..... they *are* a frightening sight!!! They are tomato horn worms. Someone will rattle off the correct name, i am sure. I have seen on in 15 yrs. and hope not to see another!! http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/archives/000591.html http://nm.essortment.com/tobaccohornworm_rddk.htm |
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there are HUGE green caterpillars eating my tomatoes!
Stephen, don't blame the nursery for the horn worms. I'm sure the plants
were clean when you got them. The tobacco hornworm moth finds you plants and lays eggs on them when they are growing in your garden. ....and yes, I said tobacco horn worm, because that is what you have. Tobacco hornworms are more common in the south and tomato hornworms are more common in the north. There is a large area where you may find either, or. They both like to eat tomato leaves. Yours have the white diagonal stripes and a curved reddish horn. True tomato hornworms have V shaped markings on the sides and the horn is more black in color. Steve in the Adirondacks Stephen Younge wrote: Thanks for all the feedback. .................. ....................... ....................... It sounds like the eggs for these hornworms probably came with the plants when I bought them from a local nursery in mid-May? Or would they have come in the potting soil, or by air? Cheers, Stephen |
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