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| Here's one of my tomato plants that I found when I went out to water this afternoon....sad but true! |
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| And here's the culprit!!!! He or she is HUGE....and inch in diameter and over 3 inches long!!!! GROSS! Does anyone know what this monster is? I love nature but I didn't really want to touch this guy/gal...it's like something out of one of those old horror movies! I hope I can sleep tonight! How big do they get? |
LOL! I would not touch it either! Love the blog! Thanks for stopping by our blog.
ReplyDeleteLOL! That monster is a tomato hornworm. We were invaded last year. Looks like your boy is just about full grown - he will now submerge himself in the dirt and re-emerge a moth! We caught one last season and kept it in our classroom to watch the process. Where there is one - there are more.
ReplyDeleteSo how did we get rid of ours? And, we did not have even one hornworm this season... Marigolds. Hornworms don't like marigolds. I planted marigolds all around my tomatoes - we had a very successful crop!
Good luck! If you have chickens, they will love the hornworms.
Farmer