Pests · Pillar
Tomato Caterpillar
Fruit with a clean hole and remnants inside: caterpillar. Look at night on the underside.
Not all caterpillars are “the cabbage one.” In tomatoes, they bore into fruit and stem. You won’t see them during the day; at night, with a flashlight, you will.
Identification
Droppings on leaves, fruit with holes, skeletonized leaves. Night butterflies around the terrace.
Control
Inspection, manual removal, do not leave rotten tomatoes on the plant. Supports and airflow help visibility. Specific products only with a label for gardens.
What we recommend at Control Garden
Monitoring and supports that allow visibility inside the plant. A supported tomato can be inspected; a bushy one cannot.
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FAQs
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Keep reading
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