A UV flashlight is the best investment! You will find the caterpillars when they are small and before they can do maximum damage.
I get tomato hornworms in September and tobacco hornworms in October. I found a few almost every night for several weeks. One night it was rainy and I almost skipped it but went out anyway. I stopped counting at FOURTEEN on the first plant I checked.
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I have sacrificial tomato plants for the worms in a separate area of my yard.
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A UV flashlight is the best investment! You will find the caterpillars when they are small and before they can do maximum damage.
I get tomato hornworms in September and tobacco hornworms in October. I found a few almost every night for several weeks. One night it was rainy and I almost skipped it but went out anyway. I stopped counting at FOURTEEN on the first plant I checked.
I have sacrificial tomato plants for the worms in a separate area of my yard.