Eggplant dropping pellets-what are they

Adamstown, MD

My eggplant is dropping small, squishy pellets. My blossoms are dropping off and only a few eggplants formed. Then the fruit dropped off half way to maturity is is totally rotten. I am growing them in bags in my new greenhouse. I am guessing rotten fruit and dropping flowers is blossom rot but what are the pellets?

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Castro Valley, CA

Have you no eaten leaves? Usually caterpillars leave you such presents.

I enlarged yours and they look like very fresh tomato horn worm poo.

Look very carefully over entire plant and any plant nearby. They hide well.

Picture taken from
https://www.lockhaven.com/news/health-and-home/2020/07/hungry-caterpillars-in-the-garden/

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Adamstown, MD

Thanks. I’ll look again but I have several very large tomato plants right next to the eggplant and lots and lots of leaves. I am new to greenhouse gardening and thought a more controlled setting would help with pests. Guessing they may have come from soil?

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