I have been neglecting my garden due to lack of time. When I got the opportunity to check it today I got quite a surprise. One of my tomato plants had been eaten by a large green caterpillar. After doing some research on Google, I discovered that this thing is called a Tomato Hornworm due to the fact that they eat Tomato Plants (and Tobacco Apparently).
The Tomato Hornworm
The caterpillar is often referred to as the tomato hornworm and can be a major pest in gardens. Tomato hornworms are closely related to the tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta).
If you want to get rid of the tomato hornworm, you need some insecticide help in the form of Bonides Bt Thuricide. You can look for it in the local garden center or order online below.
If you want to solve your hornworm problem organically, there is a good book available for that as well.
This encyclopedic collection of gardening advice is, in the Rodale tradition, purely organic, albeit with a no-nonsense, 21st-century attitude. Extensive attention is given to tantalizing techniques such as cover cropping and dealing with deer damage (including what to protect, repellants and scare devices, and 10 kinds of antideer fences). The vegetable entries are equally comprehensive, with sections detailing “Crop Basics,” “Secrets of Success,” “Preventing Problems,” “Regional Notes” and “Troubleshooting Problems.” Drawings of pest-infested plants are helpful, and Bradley covers the gamut of solutions, from timed planting to crop rotation, barriers to repellants, wisely advising prevention as the first tactic and using (organic) insecticides as a last resort.
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