Hornworm?

mary_in_nm · June 25, 2006

Hi,
I'm a newbie here and asked a few questions about my container tomatoes and why they had flowers but no fruit. That question was answered (too hot) but now I've had 2 hornworms in 2 days. Where do they come from and how do I get rid of them and will they come back? I only have two 'matoes and I don't want them to die. Both of these ugly creatures was on the cherry tomato plant. It's the plant which has produced some fruit. Oh, and as far as I know, no one else within blocks has any tomato plants. Can these worms "sniff" out the only plants in the area?

BTW, after it cools down a little and the worms leave, will my plants provide any 'matoes?

Any advise is welcome.

feldon30 · June 25, 2006

Eggs left behind by the parent moth.

June 25, 2006	#1
mary_in_nm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NM Posts: 4	Hornworm? Hi, I'm a newbie here and asked a few questions about my container tomatoes and why they had flowers but no fruit. That question was answered (too hot) but now I've had 2 hornworms in 2 days. Where do they come from and how do I get rid of them and will they come back? I only have two 'matoes and I don't want them to die. Both of these ugly creatures was on the cherry tomato plant. It's the plant which has produced some fruit. Oh, and as far as I know, no one else within blocks has any tomato plants. Can these worms "sniff" out the only plants in the area? BTW, after it cools down a little and the worms leave, will my plants provide any 'matoes? Any advise is welcome.

June 25, 2006	#2
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Eggs left behind by the parent moth. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]