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there are HUGE green caterpillars eating my tomatoes!
Hi!
What you have is hornworms; They eat both leaves and tomatoes. They work very quickly too! Hand-picking them is the best way to get rid of them. They usually appear at harvest time. I would also suggest a non-toxic spray Bacillus thuringenis ( available as Dipel or Thuricide) is effective. Good-Luck! Peppergirl http://hotcuisine.esmartweb.com/ "Stephen Younge" wrote in message news:mHe3b.217301$Oz4.57751@rwcrnsc54... Yesterday I saw something that I have never seen before in my life. Huge, green caterpillars on my tomato plants! I never thought I'd spot the biggest bugs of my life in Colorado! My attention was first drawn to the plants when I noticed tiny droppings around the base of the containers (20" pots). Some areas of the plants looked like the leaves and stems had been nibbled. I finally noticed several, huge green caterpillars clinging to the stems. They were so well camouflaged that I have to be about 6" away to notice them. Here are some close-ups of the buggers: http://home.attbi.com/~stephen.and.kim/1.jpg http://home.attbi.com/~stephen.and.kim/2.jpg http://home.attbi.com/~stephen.and.kim/3.jpg Anyway, my questions a 1. What are these things? Where did they come from? I planted the tomatoes in pots with store-bought potting mix. Did they arrive by air? 2. I pried 7 of the buggers off my plants, but couldn't find any more. What can I do to to prevent them from coming back? 3. Are they poisonous, given that they are eating poisonous tomato plants? Will birds or other predators go after them? Cheers, Stephen Boulder, CO |
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