tomato hornworm
noun
: a North American hawk moth (Manduca quinquemaculata) whose green larva is a hornworm feeding on leaves of plants of the nightshade family and especially tobacco and tomato
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If possible, hand-pick pests such as tomato hornworms, in your vegetable garden.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 31 July 2023
White, green and yellow striped tomato hornworms are the caterpillars of sphinx moths!
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2023
East of Cascades: Check for tomato hornworm.
—oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2022
What is a tomato hornworm?
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2022
Plant basil with them to repel tomato hornworm.
—Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2022
Handpicking will usually control a tomato hornworm problem.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2022
Common pests include the tomato hornworm (a large green caterpillar that can be picked off by hand), aphids (which can be sprayed with a mild solution of soapy water), and whiteflies.
—Christopher Michel, Country Living, 19 Apr. 2021
For example, the aforementioned and dreaded tomato hornworm metamorphizes into the large sphinx moth, a nighttime pollinator important to pitahaya and other night-blooming plants.
—Linda Jones, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2020
Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 31 July 2023
White, green and yellow striped tomato hornworms are the caterpillars of sphinx moths!
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2023
East of Cascades: Check for tomato hornworm.
—oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2022
What is a tomato hornworm?
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2022
Plant basil with them to repel tomato hornworm.
—Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 22 May 2022
Handpicking will usually control a tomato hornworm problem.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2022
Common pests include the tomato hornworm (a large green caterpillar that can be picked off by hand), aphids (which can be sprayed with a mild solution of soapy water), and whiteflies.
—Christopher Michel, Country Living, 19 Apr. 2021
For example, the aforementioned and dreaded tomato hornworm metamorphizes into the large sphinx moth, a nighttime pollinator important to pitahaya and other night-blooming plants.
—Linda Jones, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2020
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