The good news is that you can eradicate tomato hornworms, without resorting to chemical insecticides, by using a variety of natural control methods. Although it prefers to munch on tomatoes, it will also happily feed on potatoes, eggplant, peppers, tobacco, and other plants in the nightshade family (Solanaceae). What makes the tomato hornworm such a menacing garden pest is its ability to defoliate tomato plants in days. The culprit? Most likely it’s the tomato hornworm ( Manduca quinquemaculata), a plump, green caterpillar named for the threatening but harmless “horn” protruding from its tail. You’ve waited all summer for that first luscious tomato to ripen only to discover that, almost overnight, something has been feasting on your tomato plants, stripping the stems bare and chomping holes in your nearly ripe fruit.
6 WAYS TO PREVENT & GET RID OF TOMATO HORNWORMS
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