Green "Cutworms" on Basil: Actually Hornworms—Use Bt

Green caterpillars making holes in sweet basil. Asks for control beyond hand-picking.

Correction: Not Cutworms

• Cutworms cut stems at soil line.
• Hornworms (likely tomato/tobacco hornworm) chew holes in leaves.

Same Solution: Bt

• Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt): Powder (Dipel, MVP, Green Step).
• Dust foliage & plant base. Organic, safe.
• Caterpillars eat, stop feeding, die in days.
• Reapply after rain.

Works on all caterpillars/worms. Diatomaceous earth also effective.