These are all over my tomatoes and they fall right off the plant they aren’t attached like a bug or egg would be.
This is mouse poop isn’t it 😭
UPDATE: okay so it’s caterpillars. I was out there 30 mins and only found one. Checked everywhere but it’s needle in a haystack tbh
by Cakejudge3207
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Caterpillar poop?
Ya, it’s caterpillar poop. I usually find a green caterpillar horn worm because I see the poop.
The one thing they can’t hide…
I second u/Hyphen_Nation, you might just be looking at caterpillar droppings.
Don’t think so, mouse poop tends to be smoother.
https://preview.redd.it/j7ahkit77rkh1.png?width=788&format=png&auto=webp&s=010215583421eddf93f4a0c976cb2ee777e5855b
caterpillar poop – pluck those tomatoes NOW. This guy ate 3 tomatoes partially this year – I let two stay on the vine. Still ate the above but…. yeah.
-jaws theme plays-
Not mouse, caterpillar!
Frass. Probably a looper
Not likely. It’s probably caterpillar poopies.
Pro tip- find the freshest looking section of poop and look directly up from that on the plant for the caterpillar(s).
https://preview.redd.it/k269eh3rarkh1.png?width=591&format=png&auto=webp&s=02b87327dcae6923defb5e143671c3b2a7076848
Uh oh. The hornworms have arrived.
Hornworm. See this area? He’s still there somewhere; probably more than one…
https://preview.redd.it/6x2hbcbdcrkh1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=56a97f8018c9acea106de551ade83a13354c429c
https://preview.redd.it/kfk3jgacerkh1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3704f464d3bd4e744a52a8d4d3e44e5ec1092ae2
The only one I was able to find after 30 mins searching
Hornworm poop. Look above the tomatoes . Its up there somewhere.
Vegetable flavored Nerds Candy?
No its not.
Tbh it COULD be hummingbird poopies from how you describe location at tippy top of plant with no leaves above. They’ll certainly inspect red tomatoes.
I put up feeders for mine when I saw them.
Send pics of the whole plant! We love playing the “find the horn worm” game.
More photos please? I wana find it 🤣