What's eating my tomatoe?

harleysilo · June 17, 2007

Discovered this morning that something is eating my tomatoes....

Saw this catepiler...

he was on the same plant... and then saw this irredescent slime that I would guess was left by slugs....

Center bottom leaf

So what do you think did the damage, and what should I do about it?

duajones · June 17, 2007

I wouldnt rule out mockingbirds

bcday · June 17, 2007

That hole doesn't look like it was made by a sharp beak, though. It looks chewed. Sorry I don't know what kind of caterpillar that is. Are any of the leaves chewed up?

tessa · June 17, 2007

how big is that tomato? perspective is everything...but when i see damage like that in my garden...i know that ratty is back.

so i bait the rat, and throw away its carcass.
then a new rat moves in.

harleysilo · June 18, 2007

That tomato is fairly small, the size of a tennis ball. I hope I don't have rats running round the garden!

tessa · June 18, 2007

rabbit then? looks like fangy teeth to me.
maybe a vampire. LOL.

June 17, 2007	#1
harleysilo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Woodstock GA Posts: 418	What's eating my tomatoe? Discovered this morning that something is eating my tomatoes.... Saw this catepiler... he was on the same plant... and then saw this irredescent slime that I would guess was left by slugs.... Center bottom leaf So what do you think did the damage, and what should I do about it?

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June 17, 2007	#2
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	I wouldnt rule out mockingbirds

June 17, 2007	#3
bcday Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NY z5 Posts: 1,205	That hole doesn't look like it was made by a sharp beak, though. It looks chewed. Sorry I don't know what kind of caterpillar that is. Are any of the leaves chewed up?

June 17, 2007	#4
tessa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: perth, western australia Posts: 1,031	how big is that tomato? perspective is everything...but when i see damage like that in my garden...i know that ratty is back. so i bait the rat, and throw away its carcass. then a new rat moves in.

June 18, 2007	#5
harleysilo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Woodstock GA Posts: 418	That tomato is fairly small, the size of a tennis ball. I hope I don't have rats running round the garden!