Hornworm Moth

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Wi-sunflower

In my 30+ years of gardening, I can count the number of Tomato Horn Worms I've seen on 1 hand. I don't know why, but we usually don't get them. And I've never seen the moth.

But last year we DID see several (maybe a dozen) of the Tobacco horn worm. Similar but not much of a horn and more brown than green. And I did see several of the Hummingbird moths in the fields. We squished them as we saw them. Weird as there are plenty of tomatoes in my area besides mine but Tobacco is about 100 miles away if grown at all around here.

We do use BT now and then for our cabbage and broccoli crops so maybe that keeps them down.

Carol

What you saw was a caterpillar starting to pupate.

From what I have read and from my observations here in the south we have tobacco horn worms.
I dont think I have ever seen a tomato horn worm.


Here is a link that shows the difference between both worms.
Worth
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...6DKAtxhJFV2TXQ