Tobacco hornworms, Manduca sexta, also feed on tomato plants and are similar in size and appearance to tomato hornworms. Tobacco hornworms have white stripes instead of v-shaped markings and carry ...

A very similar story is occurring in our vegetable gardens as a large caterpillar, the tobacco hornworm, is devouring sizeable portions of tomato plantings. The name pertains to the red “horn ...

Tomato and tobacco hornworms (Manduca spp.) are amazing insects. Their scientific name Manduca means glutton. The 4-inch caterpillars eat so much, their guts burst out of their skins, requiring ...