Insect Problem

AlittleSalt · July 22, 2015

I planted some peppers and tomatoes this week. I put a stick beside the plant and wrapped the plant and stick with foil...until I ran out of foil for the last two plants. I thought that I would just put the foil on them this morning. Then this happened:

I'm guessing a cut worm did this? It happened to one of the tomato plants that had both a stick and foil 3 inches high. Maybe I should go back and put two sticks?

Or mix up some Triazicide and Malathion and spray the whole garden

Labradors2 · July 22, 2015

Grrrrr! I feel your pain! Sometimes I just use little sticks that I find around the garden and place them as close to the stem as possible so that the little blighters cannot wrap themselves around the stem to do their damage.

However, looking at your pictures again. Isn't that a bit high up on the stem for cutworms? They usually strike at soil level. I wonder if a little furry varmint came along and did the deed????

Linda

AlittleSalt · July 22, 2015

I'm wondering the same Linda. The tomato plant was eaten or whatever 3 inches off the ground. I'm also wondering about a large grasshopper might have done it?

pauldavid · July 22, 2015

Robert, I caught grasshopers doing the same thing to mine. Malathion has them at bay so far.

AlittleSalt · July 23, 2015

I'm still thinking of one of those pesticide blends for the entire garden

July 22, 2015	#2
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,887	Grrrrr! I feel your pain! Sometimes I just use little sticks that I find around the garden and place them as close to the stem as possible so that the little blighters cannot wrap themselves around the stem to do their damage. However, looking at your pictures again. Isn't that a bit high up on the stem for cutworms? They usually strike at soil level. I wonder if a little furry varmint came along and did the deed???? Linda

July 22, 2015	#3
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I'm wondering the same Linda. The tomato plant was eaten or whatever 3 inches off the ground. I'm also wondering about a large grasshopper might have done it?

July 22, 2015	#4
pauldavid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NE Louisiana, Zone 8A Posts: 1,179	Robert, I caught grasshopers doing the same thing to mine. Malathion has them at bay so far.

July 23, 2015	#5
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I'm still thinking of one of those pesticide blends for the entire garden