Tomato Hornworms - Watch Out

[Trish Stone-Damen]

I covered my tomatoes with tulle from the fabric store today after discovering that I had tomato hornworms. They are prehistoric looking and huge (about 5 inches). They can destroy a tomato crop in a day. Look for light green caterpillars on the underside of leaves. See this youtube for more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk2PYeRvmWI Place in a cup of soapy water to get rid of. Also, remove or crush white or brown eggs found on the underside of leaves. To deter hornworms, plant the following near your tomatoes: borage, chives, marigolds, dill, nasturtium, basil, calendula, carrots, peppers, sage, onions, garlic, leaf lettuce.

I also noticed that the tomato hornworm attacked the potato and sunflower leaves as well. The adult is a brown spotted moth. Good luck.

[Liz Larsen]

Hi

I have had them before...but not this year...seems I notice they come around when there is more fog...I do have peppers, basil, and lettuce near the tomatoes.

xo

L

On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 10:55 PM, Trish Stone-Damen <tsdby...@gmail.com> wrote:

I covered my tomatoes with tulle from the fabric store today after discovering that I had tomato hornworms. They are prehistoric looking and huge (about 5 inches). They can destroy a tomato crop in a day. Look for light green caterpillars on the underside of leaves. See this youtube for more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk2PYeRvmWI Place in a cup of soapy water to get rid of. Also, remove or crush white or brown eggs found on the underside of leaves. To deter hornworms, plant the following near your tomatoes: borage, chives, marigolds, dill, nasturtium, basil, calendula, carrots, peppers, sage, onions, garlic, leaf lettuce.

I also noticed that the tomato hornworm attacked the potato and sunflower leaves as well. The adult is a brown spotted moth. Good luck.

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Liz Larsen

Classroom Teacher-Grade 2

Hollister School