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  • Image: Flea Beetles 1
    Credit: Sharon Smith
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    Credit: Sharon Smith

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    Credit: Sharon Smith

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green arrowFlea Beetles

  • Damage occurs during spring
  • Small BB-sized pits or holes are chewed into leaves
  • 1/16th inch beetles
  • Small black beetles can jump
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  • Image: Slugs 1
    Credit: Unknown
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    Credit: Jeff Hahn

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green arrowSlugs

  • Active spring and summer
  • Can chew holes in tomato fruits
  • Chews irregular holes in leaves; can completely defoliate plants
  • Feeds during night and typically not seen during day
  • 1/4 to 2 inches long
  • Soft-bodied and typically brown or gray
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  • Image: Tomato Hornworms 1
    Credit: University of Georgia
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    Credit: Eric Burkness

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green arrowTomato Hornworms

  • Damage occurs July through September
  • Chews holes in tomato fruit
  • Chews leaves, can completely defoliate plants
  • Caterpillar grows up to 4 inches long
  • Caterpillar is green with white marking and a conspicuous 'tail' on the tip of the abdomen
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  • Image: Cutworms 1
    Credit: Eric Burkness
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    Credit: Sharon Smith

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green arrowCutworms

  • Damage occurs during spring and summer
  • Stem chewed within 1 inch of base of plant (occurs during spring)
  • Can chew holes in leaves (spring and early summer)
  • Can chew holes in tomato fruit (summer)
  • Cutworms are grayish or brownish and up to 2 inches long; typically found during day hiding in soil

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