Name of Worm!!

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    hummerbum Young Pine

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    Please tell me what kind of worm this is..it was eating my tomato and pepper leaves..nasty things. They are gone now..picked them off and put in a cup of rubbing alcohol.

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    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Actually that is a Red-humped Caterpillar, and it becomes the Schizura concinna moth in a few weeks. The caterpillars usually do a good job of stripping fruit trees and woody plants.
     
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    hummerbum Young Pine

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    And tomato and pepper plants..i believe I saw a moth in here...nasty
     
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    Hi everyone...that moth and company stripped down just about everything. Man that was ugly and my plants are trying to recover.
     

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