My first question is, is this a tomato hornworm on my pepper plant? I haven't seen any since the photo was taken a few weeks ago, but thought this guy looked familiar....
Also, do these spots on my tomatoes mean anything in particular?
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Yep Tobacco hornworm is all I've ever seen on my tomatoes.
I recognize that hose pots those spots ( ) look like bacterial speck
https://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell. ... ck_Tom.htm
...but I've never had them on my tomatoes before. (Knock on wood)
I recognize that hose pots those spots ( ) look like bacterial speck
https://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell. ... ck_Tom.htm
...but I've never had them on my tomatoes before. (Knock on wood)
Last edited by applestar on Wed Jul 23, 2014 3:55 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: You know why.
Reason: You know why.
It's just specifically that group of tomatoes, I haven't noticed spots on any others. It doesn't wipe off and seems to be a part of the skin so I'm guessing that bacterial spots are more likely than horn worm frass. I can't see any tobacco horn worms on my tomato plant at all, just the one that was photographed on a pepper plant.GEOSAN wrote:Regarding the spots on the tomatoes... are the spots only on these tomatoes shown ? Can they be wiped off ? Is it possible it is hornworm "dodo"? Look above to see if you have a "guest" up above somewhere.
Edit: I take that back, I do see spots starting to develop on some of the other fruit.
Should the fruit not be eaten? I'll have to do some research!
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