Easily identified by their protruding "horn," hornworms grow to four inches long and can destroy foliage and eat on the green fruit, Rick Foster said.īoth species of hornworms also feed on peppers, eggplants and potatoes. Tomato and tobacco hornworms are the caterpillars of two large moths that fly in June. Now that the weather is getting warmer, gardeners should be on the lookout for hornworms and other garden pests, says a Purdue Extension insect specialist. Native Texas star hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus) – a Mallow Family member.Hornworms, a common garden pest, can defoliate tomatoes, peppers, potatoes and other vegetables. I have 2 Native Texas milkweeds in my bog, swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) and aquatic milkweed (Aslepias perennis). In back I have a very tiny wide blade zoysia lawn surrounded by xeriscape. I have several native grasses in front including cup grass, sideoats grama and gulf muhly. I wanted to show that xeriscapes were not zero scapes, ugly yards with JUST river rock. It is artistic with various colors, textures and changes throughout the year. I redid my front yard during the drought of 2011. ![]() My yard is twice certified as a Wildlife Habitat though both Texas Parks and Wildlife and the National Wildlife Federation. ![]() I am a Texas Master Naturalist and EcoBroker. I grow datura every year and think of the Gene Autry lyrics “where the Longhorn cattle feed on the lowly Jimson weed”. What a great article! I do not mind providing food and habitat for pollinators of all sorts.
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