Found a few caterpillars on the tomato plants this am.....

edweather · July 31, 2018

....and began removing them by hand, but realized there were more than I wanted to deal with, and besides I could miss some. So, got out the Spinosad, and gave it to them for breakfast. Fortunately, the plants are inspected daily, and hopefully this will be nipped quickly.

brownrexx · July 31, 2018

I don't know about Spinosad but bt works very well on caterpillars.

edweather · July 31, 2018

Thanks. Foliage feeding worms/caterpillars is the number one insect on the spinosad label, but BT is next on the hit parade if I have to kick it up a notch. Ed

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edweather Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Southeast GA, USDA 9a, HZ9, Sunset Z28 Posts: 396	Found a few caterpillars on the tomato plants this am..... ....and began removing them by hand, but realized there were more than I wanted to deal with, and besides I could miss some. So, got out the Spinosad, and gave it to them for breakfast. Fortunately, the plants are inspected daily, and hopefully this will be nipped quickly. __________________ You'll be surprised what you'll never have to do, if you put it off long enough.

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edweather Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Southeast GA, USDA 9a, HZ9, Sunset Z28 Posts: 396	Thanks. Foliage feeding worms/caterpillars is the number one insect on the spinosad label, but BT is next on the hit parade if I have to kick it up a notch. Ed __________________ You'll be surprised what you'll never have to do, if you put it off long enough.

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brownrexx Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 1,420	I don't know about Spinosad but bt works very well on caterpillars.