I.just pick them off and throw them in the woods. You have to check for them everyday.
DBASRA99
They are hard to find even though they are huge. They love tomatoes. Horn worm I think.
rhesuses56
That is a tobacco horn worm, whatever you do use extreme caution… and do not throw it into your Karen neighbor’s garden👀
solarpunkfarmer
Go out at night with a UV flashlight. They are fluorescent, so they will be easy to spot and remove by hand. I usually sacrifice them to the compost pile.
You can also encourage their natural enemies – tachnid flies and parasitoid wasps – by planting umbelliferous flowering plants such as asters, yarrow, and fennel.
XopherVT
Evil must be burned.
Or in this case, given to the chickens if you have them.
Icedcoffeeee
Clip that piece of stem off. Lay it somewhere bare like a rock or pavers if you have them. The birds or wasps will find and eat it
witch_bitch_kitty420
Baccilus Thuringieses
BR33D760
Fuckin flamethrower.
BigandTallGuy
pick it off and place in a cup of soapy water. it will kill it.
I go out with my kids at night and try to find smaller ones with a black light too
katrise55
Do not make him your best friend, do not invite for cocktails and whatever you do do not leave your debit card by the tomatoes.
yo-ma-me
I too like giving hornworms the middle finger, even when they aren’t that big.
c0pperscorpio
Throw him over your neighbors fence
Electrical-Show4928
I put them on the bird feeder. I see birds flying off with them, a tasty treat, I imagine.
Full_Pepper_164
I thought gardeners were a peaceful people, but these comments say otherwise. Lol
anthonywayne1
Feed him to your chickens. If you don’t have chickens, here’s the excuse you were looking for.
ClearBarber142
Enter his picture in a photo contest!
Tenement-on_Wheels
I usually just cut them in half with pruners
IcyManipulator69
Pick them off and feed them to chickens, or get rid of them somehow…
anOvenofWitches
Well, when a hornworm and a parasitic wasp love each other very much…
procrasstinating
I give them to my chickens to look after. They like pets too.
Financial_Trip_6987
Give him a hookah and a mushroom to sit on.
MisterProfGuy
I, for one, am surprised I’m in the thread before the people who wax rhapsodic about how pretty the resulting moth is.
Personally, I favor the wasps that turn them into a nursery.
ScrupulousScorpion
If you or a friend has chickens, they are the TASTIEST raptor snack. They go WILD for these destructive jerks.
MomTRex
He’s large enough to have an IQ
Consistent_Essay2422
Unless you are gardening for subsistence, consider letting it live. They are just living their lives and everything is endangered these days.
Sphinx moths are cool!
TheZwitD
As others have said, go out at night with a uv flashlight to spot them. Take a coffee can full of water. Just throw em in. They sink right to the bottom.
Ralkeven
Leave him! Such beautiful moths come from these guys!
Considering what that fatty is going to turn into, put it in a box with holes and food. With how big it is, it’s getting close to cocooning.
Ok-Day-9685
Sevin dust
Top-Bag9261
What is it?
Artistic_Skills
Tomato hornworm! The bane of tomatoes and other nightshade family plants.
I heard that if you get a blacklight flashlight and look around at night, they will glow in the dark.
If there is one, there may be more.
HamBroth
Once he gets big enough he will eat your house
Hungry_Scarcity_4500
Launch it on the roof of your home or into the street for the birds .
A compassionate person would say that it’s pretty much ready to cacoon and really won’t do any more damage to your plants. I like to throw them really high and watch them explode on the concrete.
Rainbow-Mama
Crush kill destroy
_Acidik_
If you put your ear up close, you can actually hear him eating your plant.
MatureSuzyCheesecake
Hornworms are awful! 😢
FAANGEL145
Everyone has their own opinions about this little guy. Good news is he will be pupating in the next day or 2.
crfgee5x
Buy chickens and hand feed them. ( You can’t let them loose because they’ll do even more damage to your plants)
On another note, you have taken the most amazing photo I’ve seen of this most hated enemy. At least he will die knowing you have captured him in all his disgusting splendor. ✌️ 📷📷
pennylovesyou3
I’d let him turn into he beautiful moth he would become.
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I.just pick them off and throw them in the woods. You have to check for them everyday.
They are hard to find even though they are huge. They love tomatoes. Horn worm I think.
That is a tobacco horn worm, whatever you do use extreme caution… and do not throw it into your Karen neighbor’s garden👀
Go out at night with a UV flashlight. They are fluorescent, so they will be easy to spot and remove by hand. I usually sacrifice them to the compost pile.
You can also encourage their natural enemies – tachnid flies and parasitoid wasps – by planting umbelliferous flowering plants such as asters, yarrow, and fennel.
Evil must be burned.
Or in this case, given to the chickens if you have them.
Clip that piece of stem off. Lay it somewhere bare like a rock or pavers if you have them. The birds or wasps will find and eat it
Baccilus Thuringieses
Fuckin flamethrower.
pick it off and place in a cup of soapy water. it will kill it.
I go out with my kids at night and try to find smaller ones with a black light too
Do not make him your best friend, do not invite for cocktails and whatever you do do not leave your debit card by the tomatoes.
I too like giving hornworms the middle finger, even when they aren’t that big.
Throw him over your neighbors fence
I put them on the bird feeder. I see birds flying off with them, a tasty treat, I imagine.
I thought gardeners were a peaceful people, but these comments say otherwise. Lol
Feed him to your chickens. If you don’t have chickens, here’s the excuse you were looking for.
Enter his picture in a photo contest!
I usually just cut them in half with pruners
Pick them off and feed them to chickens, or get rid of them somehow…
Well, when a hornworm and a parasitic wasp love each other very much…
I give them to my chickens to look after. They like pets too.
Give him a hookah and a mushroom to sit on.
I, for one, am surprised I’m in the thread before the people who wax rhapsodic about how pretty the resulting moth is.
Personally, I favor the wasps that turn them into a nursery.
If you or a friend has chickens, they are the TASTIEST raptor snack. They go WILD for these destructive jerks.
He’s large enough to have an IQ
Unless you are gardening for subsistence, consider letting it live. They are just living their lives and everything is endangered these days.
Sphinx moths are cool!
As others have said, go out at night with a uv flashlight to spot them. Take a coffee can full of water. Just throw em in. They sink right to the bottom.
Leave him! Such beautiful moths come from these guys!
https://preview.redd.it/ot25sk1c25yf1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=46b1e72591788c8518e30e7acc5796487be2c480
Considering what that fatty is going to turn into, put it in a box with holes and food. With how big it is, it’s getting close to cocooning.
Sevin dust
What is it?
Tomato hornworm! The bane of tomatoes and other nightshade family plants.
I heard that if you get a blacklight flashlight and look around at night, they will glow in the dark.
If there is one, there may be more.
Once he gets big enough he will eat your house
Launch it on the roof of your home or into the street for the birds .
give it a hookah
https://preview.redd.it/qvx22e1t45yf1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0e0577241aff6d5ba5a6c3c76a167fd71d9b599b
A compassionate person would say that it’s pretty much ready to cacoon and really won’t do any more damage to your plants. I like to throw them really high and watch them explode on the concrete.
Crush kill destroy
If you put your ear up close, you can actually hear him eating your plant.
Hornworms are awful! 😢
Everyone has their own opinions about this little guy. Good news is he will be pupating in the next day or 2.
Buy chickens and hand feed them. ( You can’t let them loose because they’ll do even more damage to your plants)
On another note, you have taken the most amazing photo I’ve seen of this most hated enemy. At least he will die knowing you have captured him in all his disgusting splendor. ✌️ 📷📷
I’d let him turn into he beautiful moth he would become.