2007-07-16 05:08:15 · 3 answers · asked by budson45 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
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Tomato Hornworms are the larva of a huge moth called five-spotted hawkmoth. Approximate size of the moth is around the size of a hummingbird so you can’t miss them. The hawkmoth is gray-brown with yellow spots on the sides of their body
The hornworm caterpillars are pretty small at first and hard to see because of their pale green color, but they become huge - 3 1/2 to 4 inches (7-10cm) in 3-4 weeks. You can’t miss them then! They are green-brown colour with v-shaped markings on the body and unmistakable ‘horns’. Hornworm eggs are green and are laid on the underside of leaves.
Hornworm Lifecycle
The five-spotted hawkmoths lay their eggs as soon as they mate after hatching. They appear in late June to August. Full grown larva (3-4 weeks feeding) wander around the garden digging themselves in where they form a pupa (brown and about 3cm long) that overwinters and hatches in the spring
2007-07-16 05:19:35 · answer #1 · answered by Judy M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tomato horn worms are the hawk moth larva.
Here is an article you might find interesting.
http://organicgardensite.com/?p=56
2007-07-16 05:12:59 · answer #2 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they originate from the air around as.this is proved by "reddi's experiment"with fishes.
2007-07-16 05:11:41 · answer #3 · answered by zenthil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋