In article >,
(TammyM) wrote:

> On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:10:40 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > (TammyM) wrote:
> >
> >> Tomato hornworms give me the creeps! Is there any organic way, other
> >> than plucking them off <shudder> of keeping them off tomato plants?
> >
> >BT.
> >
> >Bacillus thurigensis.
> >
> >Many sources can be googled. I can get it locally and I plan to treat my
> >poor Passion vines with it next year. They were decimated last year and
> >never did bloom.
> >
> >http://www.burlingtongardens.org/organic1.htm
>
> You are wonderful :-) We grew tomatoes last year and got quite a few.
> But the first hornworm sighting put me off my food. Housemate was
> fascinated by it but not enough to harvest the tomatoes. That little
> feller had himself quite a feast.
>
> TammyM

I'll bet!

2 or 3 hornworms can decimate a large tomato plant in just a couple of
days.

The chickens loved them tho' <G>
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