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How to battle Tomato Horn worms ?? #8443077 07/26/25 10:40 AM 07/26/25 10:40 AM
Joined: Nov 2011 New Hampshire N Nessmuck OP trapper
Nessmuck OP trapper N Joined: Nov 2011 New Hampshire	Anyone got some home remedy to combat these things ?? Yarrow plants are planted with the mater...to bring in the parisitic wasp. It's working somewhat... Don't want to use any chemicals. What's Yah got ??? ...and thanks It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Re: How to battle Tomato Horn worms ?? [Re: Nessmuck] #8443081 07/26/25 10:42 AM 07/26/25 10:42 AM
Joined: Dec 2024 AR J J Staton trapper
J Staton trapper J Joined: Dec 2024 AR	I just hand pick them off. Bought a black light flashlight which are supposed to be good for spotting them after dark.

Re: How to battle Tomato Horn worms ?? [Re: Nessmuck] #8443088 07/26/25 10:58 AM 07/26/25 10:58 AM
Joined: Dec 2008 eastern WV R Ridge Runner1960 trapper
Ridge Runner1960 trapper R Joined: Dec 2008 eastern WV	a black light after dark and they will glow under the light, pick them off and drop in a bucket.

Re: How to battle Tomato Horn worms ?? [Re: Nessmuck] #8443089 07/26/25 10:59 AM 07/26/25 10:59 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 South shore L.I. G gcs trapper
gcs trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 South shore L.I.	Then toss to the chickens and watch the show!, lol

Re: How to battle Tomato Horn worms ?? [Re: Nessmuck] #8443092 07/26/25 11:04 AM 07/26/25 11:04 AM
Joined: Feb 2020 Indiana P Providence Farm trapper
Providence Farm trapper P Joined: Feb 2020 Indiana	black light at night lights them up makes them glow. Last edited by Providence Farm; 07/26/25 11:05 AM.

Re: How to battle Tomato Horn worms ?? [Re: Nessmuck] #8443095 07/26/25 11:17 AM 07/26/25 11:17 AM
Joined: Nov 2011 New Hampshire N Nessmuck OP trapper
Nessmuck OP trapper N Joined: Nov 2011 New Hampshire	An Old Timah told me to spray the plants with a mixture of Dawn dish washing soap and water .. It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Re: How to battle Tomato Horn worms ?? [Re: Nessmuck] #8443098 07/26/25 11:32 AM 07/26/25 11:32 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 SW Pa B Bob Jameson trapper
Bob Jameson trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 SW Pa	As a kid I learned to spot them and pick them off. Great fishing bait at the local pond in those days. Look for their turds on the leaves and then it is like looking for Ginseng. Look for the green worm pattern with the horn. With a little practice you will be as good as me on spotting them www.jamesonsultrablend.com www.wildlifepestcontrolservices.com

Re: How to battle Tomato Horn worms ?? [Re: Nessmuck] #8443102 07/26/25 12:05 PM 07/26/25 12:05 PM
Joined: Dec 2011 MT S snowy trapper
snowy trapper S Joined: Dec 2011 MT	Originally Posted by Nessmuck An Old Timah told me to spray the plants with a mixture of Dawn dish washing soap and water .. Yep, that is what I would recommend. A heavy dose and everyday for about 3 to 4 days. Spray everything around those targeted plants. Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime

Re: How to battle Tomato Horn worms ?? [Re: Bob Jameson] #8443121 07/26/25 12:42 PM 07/26/25 12:42 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 ohio Ohio Wolverine trapper
Ohio Wolverine trapper Joined: Apr 2007 ohio	Originally Posted by Bob Jameson As a kid I learned to spot them and pick them off. Great fishing bait at the local pond in those days. Look for their turds on the leaves and then it is like looking for Ginseng. Look for the green worm pattern with the horn. With a little practice you will be as good as me on spotting them This is all I ever did to get rid of them. Very good fish bait . We have met the enemy and the enemy is us!

Re: How to battle Tomato Horn worms ?? [Re: Nessmuck] #8443122 07/26/25 12:42 PM 07/26/25 12:42 PM
Joined: May 2015 N.Y. Mid Hudson Valley T Tommyran trapper
Tommyran trapper T Joined: May 2015 N.Y. Mid Hudson Valley	Get some BT. Bacillus thuringiensis. The garden center SHOULD have it. It's an organic that kills the cabbage worm and hornworms, etc.

Re: How to battle Tomato Horn worms ?? [Re: Nessmuck] #8443172 07/26/25 02:30 PM 07/26/25 02:30 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Georgia warrior trapper
warrior trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Georgia	Handpick or Bt Bt goes by DiPel, Thuricide, and Bt and can be found in dust, liquid or wettable powders. It is a naturally occurring soil bacteria in a more concentrated form. Used in a wide assortment of products. Bt is the active in mosquito dunks that so put in standing water. There is even a form approved for use inside beehives for use against wax moths. It is a gut poison targeting the larval stages of leptodopterian insects, butterfly/moth.

Re: How to battle Tomato Horn worms ?? [Re: Nessmuck] #8443276 07/26/25 06:45 PM 07/26/25 06:45 PM
Joined: Sep 2015 Livingston, Texas S Sheepdog1 trapper
Sheepdog1 trapper S Joined: Sep 2015 Livingston, Texas	dont plant maters you goobah

Re: How to battle Tomato Horn worms ?? [Re: Nessmuck] #8443293 07/26/25 07:22 PM 07/26/25 07:22 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 ohio Ohio Wolverine trapper
Ohio Wolverine trapper Joined: Apr 2007 ohio	What is kind of strange, is I never found a small ,little , or tiny one. We have met the enemy and the enemy is us!

Re: How to battle Tomato Horn worms ?? [Re: Ohio Wolverine] #8443312 07/26/25 07:54 PM 07/26/25 07:54 PM
Joined: Oct 2017 perry co.Pa wetdog trapper
wetdog trapper Joined: Oct 2017 perry co.Pa	Originally Posted by Ohio Wolverine Originally Posted by Bob Jameson As a kid I learned to spot them and pick them off. Great fishing bait at the local pond in those days. Look for their turds on the leaves and then it is like looking for Ginseng. Look for the green worm pattern with the horn. With a little practice you will be as good as me on spotting them This is all I ever did to get rid of them. Very good fish bait . Careful, Nessy is one of them fly fishing guys The word bait is a trigger word for them

Re: How to battle Tomato Horn worms ?? [Re: Ohio Wolverine] #8443404 07/26/25 10:12 PM 07/26/25 10:12 PM
Joined: Mar 2014 Lakes Region Indiana L loosanarrow trapper
loosanarrow trapper L Joined: Mar 2014 Lakes Region Indiana	Originally Posted by Ohio Wolverine What is kind of strange, is I never found a small ,little , or tiny one. I started finding the little ones when I started using the UV flashlight at night. They are there. They grow fast though so dont stay small very long. http://www.mgnbd.com/

Re: How to battle Tomato Horn worms ?? [Re: Nessmuck] #8443485 07/27/25 07:03 AM 07/27/25 07:03 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 NY R Rat_Pack trapper
Rat_Pack trapper R Joined: Jan 2007 NY	Like others said, BT is the answer. Turns most any worm/caterpillar into soup

Re: How to battle Tomato Horn worms ?? [Re: loosanarrow] #8443513 07/27/25 08:12 AM 07/27/25 08:12 AM
Joined: May 2008 NW Oklahoma O Okie Farmer trapper
Okie Farmer trapper O Joined: May 2008 NW Oklahoma	Originally Posted by loosanarrow Originally Posted by Ohio Wolverine What is kind of strange, is I never found a small ,little , or tiny one. I started finding the little ones when I started using the UV flashlight at night. They are there. They grow fast though so dont stay small very long. I've trailed them across a tomato plant by their leavings, saying they grow fast is almost an understatement.

Re: How to battle Tomato Horn worms ?? [Re: Nessmuck] #8443517 07/27/25 08:21 AM 07/27/25 08:21 AM
Joined: Apr 2012 PA M marathonman trapper
marathonman trapper M Joined: Apr 2012 PA	Pick them off by hand at night. I put them in a can of gasoline

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