My tomato plants have tomato grub poops and have eaten leaves by these green grubs. Where the heck do they come from? Worms can't fly.
2006-09-06 11:01:05 · 11 answers · asked by Fartbuster 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
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2006-09-10 03:58:46 · answer #1 · answered by exbuilder 7 · 9⤊ 5⤋
the soil is infested with them in the fall by the parents leaving the fertile eggs near a food source like your neighbors garden ,,when they hatch they can walk to another food source ,if it takes all day and night ,,then you have them,, and they are laying grubs in your soil as we speak ,so dust the tomatoes with sevin garden ,,dust or use simple sweet lime powder,, to turn them off ,,,just sprinkle in the morning dews on the leaves,,,, and then spray the areas around the garden ,,and the yard nearby ,with diazinon spray or crystals at least twice in two weeks so the next generation is killed and the larva in the ground gets a good dose ,,an olde landscaper
2006-09-06 12:14:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They aren't grubs--they're caterpillars. Earlier in the year a moth comes along and lays an egg on your tomato. The caterpillar matches the color of the leaves so well most people just don't notice them until they're pretty huge and have done some damage. Easiest way to get rid of them is pick them off and drop them in a bucket of soapy water.
2006-09-06 11:12:49 · answer #3 · answered by college kid 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
hello blend a million cup of vegetable oil with a million cup of organic cleansing soap. blend a million tablespoon of the aggregate with a million litre of water in a sprayer. Spray your tomatoes interior the evening after the daylight has lengthy gone down. The spray smothers mites and deters maximum insects and grubs. i take advantage of this spray once per week and performance had especially strong success, beats sparying with chemical substances. strong success James
2016-10-15 23:18:01 · answer #4 · answered by venturino 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certain types of flies lay their eggs in the soil. when they hatch the larva or grubs feed on your plants until they too are ready to become flies.
Some growers cover the soil in plastic to prevent soil egg layers.
2006-09-06 11:08:27 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where Do Grubs Come From
2017-03-01 05:52:18 · answer #6 · answered by pollmann 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Collegekid is correct. The tomato hornworm is the larva of the sphinx moth.
2006-09-06 11:56:14 · answer #7 · answered by Cornpatch 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
tomato worms come from moths and butterflies. You need to bug dust your tomatoes.
2006-09-06 14:42:21 · answer #8 · answered by couchP56 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mommie and daddy tomato hornworms.
2006-09-10 05:05:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
uh, no, but they can crawl! maybe they are coming from tomatoe garden soil/plants? just a guess, but I'd bet on me being right?
2006-09-07 04:45:16 · answer #10 · answered by LMAO! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋