Re: Tomato Horn Worn

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• From: L* H* <g*@syix.com>
• Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 04:11:51 -0700
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I cut'm in half with sissors. Then I cut off the leaf they were chewing as
they are hard to pull off. I have used BT successfully also. It didn't take
long for it to work. Next day there they were all curled and
black......euwwwwwww
L




At 10:08 PM 4/28/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Chris Andersen wrote:
>> 
>> > >How does one combat the green tomato horn worn, or polyphemous.
>>
>> I would like to try a biological control if one exists!
>> 
>Bacillus thuringiensis is a microbial biological control.    Var.
>kurstaki is pretty broad spectrum and kills various common pest
>caterpillars including hornworms.  After ingesting Bt, worms will stop
>feeding but will live for a few more days before dropping to the
>ground.  I haven't used it for quite a few years because birds are
>taking care of the hornworm problem but as I recall it worked pretty
>well.
>
>Olin Miller
>
>
>

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