what is a hornworm
Tomato hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata) is a tomato pest with a big appetite! If left unchecked, it can consume a single tomato plant in just a couple of days. Itâs regularly confused with the tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta), which is strikingly similar. Both feed on members of the Solanaceae (nightshade family) such as tobacco, eggplant, peppers, potatoes â¦ and of course tomatoes.