Adult moths lay eggs on plants ... their larvae -- which you might know as the tomato hornworm -- can damage crops. These green to brown beasts can reach up to 5 inches long and have a distinctive ...

For example planting many tomatoes may likely attract the tomato hornworm moth (Manduca quinquemaculata)." While you may want to get rid of your moth problem as quickly as possible (especially if ...

The hornworm swarms every few years ... It is known as a sweet potato pest, the citation said. The caterpillar and moth are found in Canada, Patagonia, the Falkland Islands, Galapagos Islands ...

Learn more. Proliferation of a fungus caused browntail moth populations to crater in 2024, which likely means that Maine residents will get relief from the forest pest this spring and summer ...

Tomato hornworms are very large caterpillars with a horn-like tail. Their favorite plant is tomato. Hornworms chew leaves and can completely defoliate plants. They can also chew holes in the fruit.

A small number of butterflies fly at day’s end. Moths are pollinators that feed in the garden mostly at night. I occasionally find hornworm caterpillars on my tomatoes. Rather than kill them ...

The Atlas moth lives in Asia, from India to the Philippines and south to Indonesia. It belongs to the family Saturniidae, or giant silkworm moths, which has a worldwide distribution. The Atlas moth is ...