What is this worm in my tomato?

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LAS14 Albany, ME(Zone 4b) Jul 29, 2013

Today a tomato plant was wilted. Happened overnight. I pulled the plant, thinking early blight, but the stalk broke and inside was a worm. I googled "tomato borer," but the descriptions I found were not of worms. Does anyone know what this is and what to do about it in the future?

TIA
LAS

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Seedfork Enterprise, AL(Zone 8b) Jul 29, 2013

The tomato borer is a worm, but it is laid by a moth. So you might have seen a picture of the moth.
http://www.grevilleanursery.com.au/kbm/pages/Garden-Doctor.html

Look at the third picture down (I think).

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LAS14 Albany, ME(Zone 4b) Jul 29, 2013

I did see that picture on Google, but I really can't make out the worm. Did you look at the picture I attached? The second picture is a pretty good one.

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Seedfork Enterprise, AL(Zone 8b) Jul 29, 2013

Can't find the pictures you posted, but check this out.

http://www.google.com/search?q=Papaipema+nebris.%22++&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-ContextMenu&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7

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LAS14 Albany, ME(Zone 4b) Jul 29, 2013

Huh, maybe I'm now experiencing the problem I've seen other folks complain about. Pictures not uploading. I'm going to try again.

Oh foo!!!! I deleted the pictures from my camera. And smashed the worm. Hmmm... but I saw them in DG. Will have to investigate. More later.

LAS

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LAS14 Albany, ME(Zone 4b) Jul 29, 2013

OK, here are the pictures. I had originally posted, by mistake, in Plant ID. I reposted here but forgot to add the pictures. Here they are.

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Seedfork Enterprise, AL(Zone 8b) Jul 29, 2013

Went back over to the original pictures I could see them better, and this is the closest thing I could find.
http://www.google.com/search?q=Papaipema+nebris.&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=wBD3UdL7N5T29gSr5oCwAw&ved=0CHsQiR4&biw=1067&bih=627#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=hmG0nZ0MwqtsWM%3A%3BEF9rIIr3CQX5jM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fbugguide.net%252Fimages%252Fraw%252FM0CQ70TQG0TQ703Q80OQRQNRKQ00P0H0X0CQM0URX0R0E0K0U0H090TRN0OR0QCRIQCR7QCRIQJRMQ.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fbugguide.net%252Fnode%252Fview%252F366313%3B560%3B382

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LAS14 Albany, ME(Zone 4b) Jul 29, 2013

Yes, that's it.

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