Flea beetles eat tiny holes the size of birdshot in the leaves. They are general feeders and attack most plants grown by the commercial vegetable gardener. The hornworm is a large green worm with a prominent horn on its rear end. Tomato hornworms have a greenish horn and white chevron marks, while the tobacco hornworm has a reddish horn and white oblique marks on the abdominal segments. The tobacco hornworm is the most common tomato pest in the South.
Worms feed on the underside of leaves, producing ragged holes, and bore into cabbage heads.
Mexican Bean Beetle Mexican bean beetles are copper colored with 16 black spots on their backs. The worm stage is orange to yellow colored and fuzzy. Both stages will skeletonize the leaves. These pests are very difficult to control if you wait until they are numerous. Start your controls early for best results.