i found a tomato in my garden today that had teeth impressions in it but it was not eaten, how can i I.D. it ?

Answer 1

Teeth marks you say. That leaves out the birds, worms and insects. A dog would have eaten the whole thing (ours does). Any chance you have squirrels nearby? That's who has been nibbling our tomatoes. But I guess it could also be raccoons, possums. As for dental impressions of any of the above, check out a nature museum near by. But my money's on the squirrels.

Answer 2

The only way to actually identify the teeth marks is to either look online and see if there is an actual website showing the teeth marks of varying insects. Or look around the garden and catch some of the indigenous life there, and literally look at the mouth and teeth.

More than likely it is a tomato plant worm - horn worm (also known as a tobacco plant worm) they are beautiful light green in color, and have a small useless horn (brownish red in color) on their butt - and they can get up to 4-6 inches in length. If you see little black pellets underneath your tomato plants, it is that worm. Also, when the worm eats for a bit, it looks almost like a small human bite out of the tomato. One normal sized worm can devour a large tomato over night.

Answer 3

It could be deer. If you have ever seen them in your area. They can easily jump fences and go from garden to garden like a buffet line

Answer 4

You'll have to call CSI. Otherwise you can just watch to see what animals are around, or set a trap.

Answer 5

Any false teeth around?.

Answer 6

they are either tomato worms or grasshoppers this time of year.

Answer 7

i dont think you shuold eat it, you never know where it has been