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GREEN HORNWORMS(TOMATO WORMS)


Question
I DO NOT HAVE TOMATO PLANTS---IN THE LAST WEEK I HAVE FOUND HUGE 3" TO 7"(I KID YOU NOT) ON MY SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, I HAVE VERY BIG TREES IN THE FRONT TOO, THE WORMS ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE THE LEAVES CURLED UP BUT THE WORMS ABOUT AS BIG AROUND AS NICKLE UP ALMOST TO A QUARTER. THEY ARE HUGE, I HAVE FOUND FOUR AND THE PAST WEEK CLOSE TO THE TREE ON THE GROUND(MAYBE FALLING OFF) I DO NOT KNOW----
I LIVE IN NV NEAR YERINGTON, AND I SEEM TO BE THE ONLY WITH THEM THAT I KNOW, I HAVEN'T SPOTTED IN THE TREE YET, BUT I'M LOOKING----NO GARDEN NEARBY EITHER NOT FOR MILES--- ALFALFA AND ONIONS FIELDS,
THANK YOU
ROBIN

Answer
Send me a picture an I will try to ID the caterpillar. There are several large caterpillars that will eat tree leaves. They feed alone so they are hard to see in a tree but you should be able to see half eaten leaves. Send the pictures to [email protected] and if you could tell me what kind of trees these are.

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