I found over a dozen little green worms, mainly on my tomato plants but then some on radishes as well. They are not hornworms and I can’t seem to find a duplicate picture of them anywhere that matches mine. They have so far just eaten the leaves. I’m looking for ways to get rid of them, would like to avoid insecticides if possible but any and all suggestions are helpful. Tried to post a picture but couldn’t figure out how.
Unknown worms- killing my crop
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Try using a mixture of vinegar, water, and ORIGINAL DAWN dish detergent to spray on the plants. It is a safe insecticide that wont damage the plant or the fruit. But you do have to spray them more often.
remanley, I have killed grass with vinegar.
I had green worms, which were larva from the little white cabbage butterfly (Pieris rapae); also known as “Cabbage Butterfly” and “Cabbage White”
Every morning I went out with a spray bottle of liquid soap and water; sprayed/washed off the eggs; picked off the worms. I sprinkled white flour over all the plants in the garden. The green worms are gone. They did not attack the tomatoes, but had destroyed the lettuce, radishes and messed up the cabbage before I got them under control.
Bacillus thuringensis (a.k.a. BT) is an effective organic treatment for all caterpillars pests that particularly enjoy eating leafy vegetables and Brassica family members like broccoli, cauliflower, napa cabbage and kohlrabi.
I’m going to re-plant and cover everything with floating row covers.