The damage is high, maybe 5 1/2' to well over 6'. The leaves are stripped off the branches and some of the high green tomatoes have bites taken off them but left on the plant. This does not happen every day, just 2 or 3 times so far this summer.
What is eating the leaves off my tomato plants?
Have you seen any Tomato Hornworms? Sometimes they are difficult to see because they are well camouflaged by their green color.
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I haven't seen any tomato hornworms at all. I know what those ugly suckers look like! Besides so far it is only 2 of my 9 plants and only at the top. I would think if they were around there would be more consistent damage and on more plants.
Could it be deer?
I take that back. I just looked up photos of hornworm damage and it looks like what is happening with my plants. I will check more closely tomorrow.
This is the first time there has been a vegetable garden in the area. The plants are in a raised garden bed with brand new organic soil (Miracle Gro Organic Raised Bed soil) so I didn't expect overwintered pests.
Well, I finally saw the dreaded tomato hornworm! It was covered with parasitic wasp larvae!!! So I left it alone.
Smart move since the damage to that plant is already done and he won't be getting too far now. Although it is hard to resist the urge to kill the sucker for sure.
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