he was on my tomato plant...way up high, like eye level for me (i'm 5'4") on the end of a leaf stalk.

he was just over 3" long and as fat as a marker.

he was also quite RUDE (note the poke on the end of his bum...)

he is no longer with us :lol: ahem. he met the business end of my scissors...

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we call them tomato caterpillars.

I don't know but get that ruler out of the way and take some more pictures!!! What beautiful colors your camera captures!!!

we call them tomato caterpillars.

I read that like this "we call dem termater caterpillers". :)

google search says they're tomato hornworms. ya cut him up? :blech:

I read that like this "we call dem termater caterpillers". :)

: puts long piece of hay in mouth : A-yup. Whatcha got *there* is wunna those them there termater caterpillars. Yup. yup.

A tomato caterpillar. We used to kill them too, drown them in soapy water I think. In fact, we would just go out and pick them off the plants there were so many.

What I want to know is what are the black flies that are destroying my tomatoes and how do I get rid of them??

yes, he got snipped.

That sounds gooey. :P

eh...more juicy than gooey :p

yes, he got snipped.

I missed that part....oh well, no more pictures then please.

yes, he got snipped.

:lol: I read this as getting the big V.. and then had to stop and try to figure out what on earth.. have I mentionned I'm exausted? :lol:

:hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha:

Oh that image of Meeshi in overalls with hay comin' outta her mouth. :hahaha: What a hoot.

I'm glad we have NONE of 'dem critters 'round these parts. :p

I did, however, find a rather drunk bee trying to fly around my maters.

yup, hornworms. nasty buggers.

suddenly I'm remembering an episode of Fear Factor where they were on the menu. Shudder.

::: shudder :::

You gave a worm a vasectomy??

:drop:


:lol:

They are hornworms. You want to get rid of them cause they will cut stems off your plants and get BIG! PS they don't come off that easy so wear gloves!

am I the only one who thinks this caterpillar is cute?

could you maybe catch them all in a jar and wait for them to turn into butterflies?

Don't mind my ignorance, I have a fondness for most bugs.

Then again, I am not growing tomatoes at the moment.

I thought it was a given..you grow tomatoes, you get hornworms!! Everytime WE ever grew tomatoes, we got them!! I can't remember what we did with them..something gruesome, I am sure. :shake:

Yup they are nasty things!!