Crush eggs if found. Handpick caterpillars and drown them in a container of soapy water. Hornworms overwinter in pupal cases 4-6" deep in the soil. Tilling garden soil in spring or fall may expose and ...

This moth spells trouble for your tomato patch because it's actually the mature version of the tomato hornworm, and it's responsible for laying the eggs from which baby tomato hornworms hatch.

John E. Woodmansee Photo: Tobacco hornworm on a tomato plant that has been attacked by a parasitic Braconid wasp. The white capsules on its back are the pupal stage of the tiny wasp. Braconid larvae ...

is a parasite of tomato hornworms. The female fly, sporting a stinger-like ovipositor and eager to lay eggs, flew repeatedly at the large host. The caterpillar, virtually defenseless, writhed ...