tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079474236547869496.post3708178587853242872..comments2024-03-19T14:14:06.370-05:00Comments on Our Neck of the Woods: Tomato HornwormsOur Neck of the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796487269192271170noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079474236547869496.post-86228261282812563382014-02-22T18:50:27.247-06:002014-02-22T18:50:27.247-06:00I too had this visitor to my garden. I had never p...I too had this visitor to my garden. I had never planted tomatoes so I was in for a treat one morning when I was inspecting my plants to see piles of little brown balls all stacked up on some of the branches. With my trusty +4.00 reading glasses I went to do some inspecting and when I came across this creature it look even bigger with my readers on. I gasped, and jumped backwards about 5 ft and not to mention what I did in my pants as I yelled for my citified hubby, like he would know what to do. They make a great photo op but I was too shaken to grab my camera. I spotted many on my 4 patio plants and one stalk was severed in half lying on the side of the tomato cage. I was enraged and plucked those suckers from my plants and put them in a bucket and took the bucket out to the backyard for whatever creature wanted them for breakfast. I learned if you are going to plant tomatoes on a patio in pots you can cover the dirt with wire screen so no eggs can be laid in the soil. Now for a large garden, I would not know what advice to offer accept let loose your chickens into the garden and give them ladders to climb so they can reach these awful creatures. <br />God bless and keep you all safe. <br />Tammy@Simple Southern Happinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027582211262125136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079474236547869496.post-6777184458350074792012-09-04T13:17:09.356-05:002012-09-04T13:17:09.356-05:00Sounds like you caught them fairly early. Which is...Sounds like you caught them fairly early. Which is good, because apparently they are very hungry and very destructive! Our Neck of the Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796487269192271170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079474236547869496.post-22972678211542582022012-09-04T13:14:47.739-05:002012-09-04T13:14:47.739-05:00I preferred thinking that they were luna moth cate...I preferred thinking that they were luna moth caterpillars! Now, I am REALLY glad we got rid of them!!! Our tomatoes were not damaged but the plants did look like someone had snipped off every branch. I think you are right about what they are. I will be keeping an eye out for more of these pests while we finish our harvesting!♥ Sean -N- Sonja ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/06239001666916485292noreply@blogger.com