Worm's on my tomato plants HELP !

thewanderer718

thewanderer718

Well-Known Member
Ok so i had to go out of town for a few day's and came back to worms on my tomato plant's. they have almost stripped the leaves down to nothing, as i am growing organic is there anything natural i can use to stop this from happing again and what should i do about the plant's this is my first grow so i am super nervous.
 

Attachments

Lo Budget

Lo Budget

Well-Known Member
Those look like cutworms. There are some organic sprays you can try. I just pick them off by hand and squish them. As far as stopping them in the future, I don't know. I see some every season.
 
thewanderer718

thewanderer718

Well-Known Member
Lo Budget said:
Those look like cutworms. There are some organic sprays you can try. I just pick them off by hand and squish them. As far as stopping them in the future, I don't know. I see some every season.
Click to expand...
Thank you so much. i guess i was on the right track because i spent the morning picking them off (there was a lot of them) again thank you for your help.
 
W

Wetdog

Well-Known Member
You need some BT. That is BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS subspecies KURSTAKI. Totally organic and totally harmless to anything but caterpillars.

I use THURICIDE concentrate myself, but Safers caterpillar spray is the same thing, but you're paying for a lot of water.

Been using it for well over 30 years mainly for tomato hornworms, but it takes care of many different caterpillars.

Wet
 
Lo Budget

Lo Budget

Well-Known Member
Yeah, that's what I get, those wicked looking hornworms. Big juicy bastards that click like an octopus playing the castinitas. :mrgreen:
I only run 2-4 tomato plants a season so I just pick them off. It's more work because you have to stay on top of them, but it's ok with just a few plants.
 
Larry {the} Gardener

Larry {the} Gardener

Well-Known Member
I have used a spray made from soap and tobacco with some success. It wears/washes off every few days, so you have to use it pretty often.
 
thumper60

thumper60

Well-Known Member
horn worms hand pick look for there shit getem before they get big,i grow many maters many kinds if u c white eggs on them leave them wasp lay eggs on them kills them off
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top