Stink Bugs Now Enter Horn Worm !

Gardeneer · May 25, 2017

As if it wasn't enough to deal with the stinking Stink Bugs, now I have to deal with a worm with a horn . Arrrgh!
They are worse than rabbits and deer, if left unchecked. The first time I saw a potted Scotch Bonnet decimated, with the poo all over, I though: Is this Rabbit ? NO ! Maybe rat ? NO. What the heck is it ?
Then I saw some of my tomatoes having the same issue. Then I made a discovery . OOOH!
Now one of my daily garden rituals is hunting horn worms. And I wear organic shoes for this.

QUESTIONS: Where do they come from ? What they become ? I have seen caterpillars before but never Horn Worm. These creatures eat like a goat.

Anybody else is having this problem ? How do you handle it ?

May 25, 2017	#1
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,916	Stink Bugs Now Enter Horn Worm ! As if it wasn't enough to deal with the stinking Stink Bugs, now I have to deal with a worm with a horn . Arrrgh! They are worse than rabbits and deer, if left unchecked. The first time I saw a potted Scotch Bonnet decimated, with the poo all over, I though: Is this Rabbit ? NO ! Maybe rat ? NO. What the heck is it ? Then I saw some of my tomatoes having the same issue. Then I made a discovery . OOOH! Now one of my daily garden rituals is hunting horn worms. And I wear organic shoes for this. QUESTIONS: Where do they come from ? What they become ? I have seen caterpillars before but never Horn Worm. These creatures eat like a goat. Anybody else is having this problem ? How do you handle it ? __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening !