2006-06-18 08:49:35 · 9 answers · asked by Allana R 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
It probably is a horn-worm. They look sort of like a caterpillar, but very large. The ones I have seen on my plants range in colors from yellow to green, often with black stripes. They have two long antennas that grow out of their head, and two large black spots on their bodies that look like eyes. Insects often look frightening to scare off birds.
While wearing good gardening gloves, check your plants from top to bottom every morning or every evening. Try to pick off everyone you see and drop into a can with some soap or vinegar in it. Look under the leaves for often they are hanging upside down. If you see any leaves with bumps on them, which could be eggs, remove the leaves.
It's true you should try not to plant vegetables in the same place in the garden year after year. Try to rotate your veggies. Be sure to clean your beds out well in the fall and fertilize with new bedding and such.
Gardening is rewarding and challenging. Try to stay away from pesticides, it defeats the purpose of trying to grow healthy veggies. GL!
2006-06-18 09:17:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One thing I wouldn't recommend is spraying the plants with pesticide. Check around for the types of insects that will eat tomato plants on the Internet. Although there may be several different culprits, it could likely be just aphids. For those, you may want to go to a local nursery and see if they sell ladybugs. Ladybugs are garden friendly because they're predator beetles and love to eat aphids. Hope this helps.
2006-06-18 08:56:54 · answer #2 · answered by Scorponis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those bugs are potato bugs. They eat potato and tomato plants. Pick up a can of potato bug dust and follow the directions. You can get it at any local hardware store. You will just have to lightly dust your tomato plants with it. It is harmless to humans and will wash off with every new rain.
Happy Trails
2006-06-18 09:01:01 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hornworms are difficult to spot, as they camouflage real well. But if you see clumps of white eggs on the underside of the leaves, leave them alone, as they are a parasitic wasp that will keep them at bay once hatched.
Get a flashlight and go out into the garden at night and see what you find. Many insects feed at night. If you spot something, then deal with that particular bug.
2006-06-19 03:54:51 · answer #4 · answered by dderat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it seems that you might have tomato hornworms,there huge if you do not plant tomatos in the same place next year, if you see them knock them off into a can and squash them, buy some parasitic wasp or flies who will lay thier eggs on the worm. you will see tiny eggs on them if you do leave them alone they will eventually kill the worm
2006-06-18 09:08:14 · answer #5 · answered by okayokayokay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like it more bugs than birds, but a friend of mine because of the birds used a tin pie plate and hung it up around the garden to make a little noise to scare them. But if its bugs then you need to check with a garden center and go from there.
2006-06-18 08:54:22 · answer #6 · answered by ddy'sgrl77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy some chemicles and spray it on your tomatoe plants.
2006-06-18 08:53:15 · answer #7 · answered by bddrex 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you eat them before that something does
2006-06-18 08:53:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
build a fence around it with a top also
2006-06-18 08:54:23 · answer #9 · answered by Victoria 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋