Need ID of small pale green caterpillar on tomato plant

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cheviothunter Wellborn, FL May 13, 2012

Found it munching on my green zebra tomato this AM - about 1/2 inch long, pale green before I squashed it. Should I spray plant now?

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OCCAROL Santa Ana, CA(Zone 10b) May 13, 2012

Spray it with BT now! BT won't help if you get full grown tomato worms.

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cheviothunter Wellborn, FL May 15, 2012

What is BT?
Thanks

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OCCAROL Santa Ana, CA(Zone 10b) May 15, 2012

BT is a Bacillus strain that will kill catterpillars but not harm other insects (or humans). I have read that it will not work on Tomato Horn Worms in the adult stage, but I don't know if that's true or not. I know it will control bud worms though. Safer product is called catterpillar killer, but there are other brands out there. All will say BT (bacillus thuringiensis)

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) May 16, 2012

another good one and easy to find is Ferti-lome Borer, Bagworm and Leaf-Miner Spray. you can pick it up at any Ace in the Garden Department. it has Spinosad, another good organic solution to any kind of caterpiller; safe for vegies of course.

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cheviothunter Wellborn, FL Jun 01, 2012

I have sprayed with insecticidal soap but it didn't seem to bother them. Can I spray BT on top of the soap. Not a clear but you can see it next to the center vein of the half eaten leaf. It has 2 tiny black horns? Thanks everyone.

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