Caterpillars On Tomato Plants Pictures. They can go unnoticed until most of the damage is done. Nina on july 29, 2017:
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Some tomato pests attack the leaves or buds of the plant, while others damage the roots of the plant. Look for chewed or missing leaves. The color and diagonal stripes perfectly mirror the color and veins of the leaves where the caterpillars live.
They are beautiful, but boy, do they like to eat!
Be vigilant with your plants and look for eggs, as well as caterpillars. They already ate all of my tomato plants.i only had 2 of them. Gardeners should be alert to. Tomato hornworm caterpillars (manduca quinquemaculata) are a common type of green caterpillar that can be a real garden pest.this crawling bright green worm gets its name because it feeds on tomato plants.
