Gardening > Pest ControlJuly 15, 2007

Keep Tomato Hornworms Off Your Tomatoes

How do I get rid of tomato worms?

Hardiness Zone: 6a

Crafty Critter 8 from PA

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By b (Guest Post) 07/19/2007

I used sevin dust and what I had overlooked trying to pull off....crocked almost immediately!

By busdrivr (Guest Post) 07/19/2007

I use peppermint flavoring mixed with water.They can't stand the smell.

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07/17/2007

here, I grow a spare tomato plant just FOR the hornworms.... see, I like the moths....the hummingbird moth....

http://www.naturealmanac.com/archive/butterfly_garden/sphinx.jpg

when I find one, I pick it off and put it on the 'spare' tomato plant... and then I get to watch the moths enjoy my flowers.....

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07/15/2007

Here are some good tips on ThriftyFun. Just follow this link.

http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf48610373.tip.html

Jess

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07/15/2007

To keep tomato horn worms off my tomatoes, I plant marigolds next to them. I plant tomatoes in groups of four with two to three marigolds in between them. In twenty plus years of gardening, I have only had three horn worms I had to remove.

By Steve from Dorr, Michigan

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