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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These annuals bloom in mid-spring through late summer and deter aphids, whiteflies and tomato hornworms.
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Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
The blooms also attract the parasitoid wasp that lays its eggs on tomato hornworms.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 June 2024
Fortunately, tomato hornworms can be easily plucked off a plant and dropped into soapy water to kill them.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 21 June 2024
On the pedestal and swarmed by blue tomato hornworms, a mix of the Neapolitan purveyors Sabatino Abagnale’s Miracolo di San Gennaro tomatoes and Pasquale Imperato’s Pomodorini del Piennolo del Vesuvio, imported by Gustiamo in the Bronx.Credit...Photograph by Anthony Cotsifas.
—Ligaya Mishan Anthony Cotsifas Emily Woo Zeller Tanya Pérez Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Even better, these heat-loving annuals are known for repelling both tiny pests (like whiteflies, tomato hornworms, cabbage worms, and thrips) and large pests (like deer).
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
If possible, hand-pick pests such as tomato hornworms, in your vegetable garden.
—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
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Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
The blooms also attract the parasitoid wasp that lays its eggs on tomato hornworms.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 June 2024
Fortunately, tomato hornworms can be easily plucked off a plant and dropped into soapy water to kill them.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 21 June 2024
On the pedestal and swarmed by blue tomato hornworms, a mix of the Neapolitan purveyors Sabatino Abagnale’s Miracolo di San Gennaro tomatoes and Pasquale Imperato’s Pomodorini del Piennolo del Vesuvio, imported by Gustiamo in the Bronx.Credit...Photograph by Anthony Cotsifas.
—Ligaya Mishan Anthony Cotsifas Emily Woo Zeller Tanya Pérez Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Even better, these heat-loving annuals are known for repelling both tiny pests (like whiteflies, tomato hornworms, cabbage worms, and thrips) and large pests (like deer).
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
If possible, hand-pick pests such as tomato hornworms, in your vegetable garden.
—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
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“Tomato hornworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tomato%20hornworm. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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