Tomato hornworms, Manduca quinquemaculata, are large green caterpillars that devour tomato plants along with other ...

Tomato hornworms are hugely destructive pests that can decimate tomato plants with their voracious appetite. The caterpillars are large and distinctive and eat consistently - capable of completely ...

Mostly interior leaves are eaten (vs. deer that browse on outside of plant). Look for dark greenish-black droppings (frass) on the foliage under the caterpillars. Spray water on plants or run your ...

The bug expert said the creatures were the caterpillar stage of the sweet potato hornworm. The hornworm swarms every few years, the entomologist said. The insects are not toxic and were probably ...

Do woolly bear caterpillars forecast winter weather? Woolly bears (or woolly worms in the South) have a reputation for forecasting the coming winter weather, according to the Farmer's Almanac.