This is what is eating your tomato plants. And putting big gaping holes in your tomatoes. Thus is a horn worm. And the cacoons are our friends that is killin…
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Question by martha a: what bug killers are good for tomato plants?
bugs keep eating up my tomato plants and i need something to make them stop its really anoying because i was so exited about my plants and now they’re getting eaten up PLEASE HELP! :- )
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Answer by Rich Z
It depends on what is eating them. There are “vegetable dusts” that you puff onto there which kill the bugs that bit holes in the leaves as well as a lot of other common ones. If leaves are being consumed very quickly, look for a giant caterpillar (“tomato hornworm”) that is light green. If you see one pick it off with a tweezer and squash it. Between those two actions you should be in good shape.
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Never saw them on anything else.
Do you know if the parasitic wasps that they these eggs in the caterpillars would prey on other caterpillars, as well? (Such as butterfly caterpillars and silkmoth caterpillars?)
I did just that not knowing any better. I thought those white things were eggs they’re not they’re cocoons of the wasp that will naturally kill the hornworm.
Who knew….
can you do a video of you squashing one under your shoe?and grinding it into the dirt
The ones with the white cocoons hanging on it will die when the larva suck all the life out of it. That is a wasp larva. So I don’t harm those. The ones that are without them I do.
why not just step on it and squash it….
it’s fine
i should refrase that, gross looking, but you are right, understood, and thankyou for your reply and suggestion, great channel and great video….thanks
Thank You. I don’t poison anything.
No bug is gross. Bugs are part of nature. If you have troubles with bugs, then bring balance in your garden. Everybody can spray acid to eliminate them, that takes no brain at all. What does is to get information about how you keep them off your plants without further and fully destroy the whole economical system. Learn more about: Permal Culture. No pesticides needed at all, pure nature. That is the optimum for you and our whole system.
bugs are gross and so is that one, i learned something today, thanks
if only you didn’t have that music :P
HE SHOULD BE A POKEMON!
That little sucker ate my collard greens and my lettuce and at first I thought my dog was eating my plants.
WOW man thats cool!! Thanks for the info!
Hi,
For tomatoes I would recommend Insecticidal Soap. It is a very safe alternative for food crops.
You can get it at all Home Depot, Lowes or garden centers.
Just mix up a solution, apply per package directions and make sure you spray with a hand sprayer both the top and the bottom of the leaves.
Spray once and then spray again in 7 -10 days. If it rains you will need to spray again.
Once again, Insecticidal Soap is environmentally friendly and in most cases fruit can be harvested as soon as one day from an application.
But again, always, read and follow package directions.
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While there are a variety of insecticides available the best ones to buy are the organic ones. Any local nursery in your town will have them for sale. I mean, you have no control over what is sprayed on tomatoes you buy at the supermarket so if you go through the trouble of growing your own you might as well do some research as to what you like to spray on yours. Read the labels on all packaging. If you have an organic farmers market where you live ask there too. If you don’t want to use any pesticides at all you better be very diligent and inspect your plants daily.
Homemade and/or natural remedies in links.
Soap water is what is needed. Not detergent. Natural soap.
I use Sevin Dust for insect problems.
die bug!
is cheap and easy to apply.