What dropping is this?

sooby77 · July 7, 2007

Hi all,

I was out picking my cherry tomatoes and saw these on some of the leaves. I don't see any hornworm around, but I am seeing droppings on the leaves. One of the pics also shows the leaves being eaten. I thought hornworm droppings are larger than these? Any help in ID'ing these droppings are appreciated.

Soo
North Raleigh, NC

bcday · July 7, 2007

Those droppings are from a very small hornworm. It's going to take some searching to find it. But you can see the amount of foliage that even a tiny hornworm can eat, and it will only get worse.

sooby77 · July 7, 2007

Well, BT, here I come! I already have a BT concentrate ready for this, so I shall use it!

Do you know whether I can use BT concurrently with Serenade (Bacillus Sublitis)? Will they counteract with each other and reduce their effectiveness?

sooby77 · July 7, 2007

Well, I went out there a while ago and sprayed them with BT. I had the concentrate so I diluted them in the right proportion and went a little beserk on my plants.

I tried to get the bottom of the leaves too, but I don't think it matters much either way, as they'll have to munch some more leaves before BT takes effect.

July 7, 2007	#1
sooby77 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: NC Posts: 48	What dropping is this? Hi all, I was out picking my cherry tomatoes and saw these on some of the leaves. I don't see any hornworm around, but I am seeing droppings on the leaves. One of the pics also shows the leaves being eaten. I thought hornworm droppings are larger than these? Any help in ID'ing these droppings are appreciated. Soo North Raleigh, NC

July 7, 2007	#2
bcday Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NY z5 Posts: 1,205	Those droppings are from a very small hornworm. It's going to take some searching to find it. But you can see the amount of foliage that even a tiny hornworm can eat, and it will only get worse.