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Hornworm Information - Hornworms Pest Control

Affected Plants:
Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, potato.

Damage:
Eats leaves and fruit.

Predator Insects:
Bacillus thuringiensis, trichogramma wasps, braconid wasps.

Natural Insecticides:
rotenone and pyrethrum

Other Methods of Control:

Hand pick bugs.
Sprinkle dried hot pepper on plants.
Plant four-o'clocks as a trap crop.

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