Black Caterpillar On Tomato Plant. However the horn makes it easy to distinguish between the two. Remove the lower leaves after the first cluster of fruit has set.
Tomato, eggplant, pepper, tobacco, moonflowers, potato; The name “slug caterpillar” is due to the slight resemblance to slugs. They are large, green, and sport a “horn” at the end of their bodies.
The name “slug caterpillar” is due to the slight resemblance to slugs.
A sting from these caterpillars can be quite painful. However, they’re big enough to see and easy to pluck from your plants. There are about 11,000 species of moths in north america and many are important pollinators. Today i’ll discuss the tomato fruitworm.