Posted: 8/13/2012 1:33:56 PM EDT
 As I was watering my garden this morning I observed, to my horror, 3 or 4 of my tomato plants infested with cutworms! Those destructive little buggers were chewing away like it was 1999 on the leaves, stems, and tomatoes. I squashed dozens of those disgusting bastards as I saw them but felt like I'm already behind. Lots of holes in the leaves but the plants look viable but vandalized. What to do??!? I put a pound of Sevin dust on them just now as a start. Seriously, how do I make these fuckers deader than dead and for good???
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| Had a bout with them here in GA 4-6 weeks ago. I am trying not to use any pesticides this year, so I picked them all off by hand. The first ones caught me off guard, but when I saw them, I basically inspected my plants twice a day and removed all I found. by the third day, they were gone and the damage was minimal. A second group emerged two weeks later and I repeated the process. Turn your soil a few times during the freezing months to kill their eggs this winter. ...not sure that is right. If you see any worms with what appear to be white eggs on them, leave them be. The eggs are those of a predatory wasp that is beneficial in reducing the horn worm population. If you see the egg, the worm will be dead in a matter of hours. |