Found the bandit that was stealing peppers, caught it going HAM on the whole plant

by StupidDIYQs

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  1. StupidDIYQs

    Over the course of a few weeks I notice whole peppers being gone but very not too much plant damage. Today I found a hornworm destroying and entire Tabasco plant- also learned what caterpillar poop looks like.

  2. k_preezy

    You’ve been visited by “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”! Those guys can absolutely decimate an entire plant in a shockingly short amount of time. I had one eat the entire right side of a plant one time without touching the other side so then I had to try to deal with the pot always wanting to fall over because of all the weight being on one side!

  3. wwwidentity

    All I see is a big green lea…. Ohhh

  4. cappasequal

    Wrap around the stem at ground contact with newspaper

  5. Mike_Durden

    Black light, and I’ve heard if you shake the main stalk, the worms let out a clicking type noise.

  6. bitterandstirred

    Ugh, that happened to me a couple of years ago. Went out one morning to water my Baklouti, and found it down to nothing more than an upright stalk with a very fat and happy hornworm.

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