What pests eat tomatoes?

Answer 1

The green caterpillar will attack the foliage of your tomato plants, usually later in the growing season. If left unchecked they will move onto the tomato fruit once the foliage becomes in short supply.

Answer 2

If you prepare your soil before planting season, there is not much you have to do to grow wonderful tomatoes. I turn my soil in February to kill off any larva the might be in the soil. ( Recommended if you are in an area where you get a hard freeze. ) Then around March or April, I turn in manure. ( Note, if using horse manure, it is best to fill a bucket 1/4 with manure, and the remainder of the bucket with water. Let it sit for a day, stirring every little bit. The next day, pour out the 'manure tea' into your garden. Since I plant a good sized garden, I usually just dump the manure into the garden . . . The drawback - a fair amount of weeding. Since seed 'passes through' a horse, you could be growing some unusual plants that you hadn't counted on. Ha ha )

Anyway . . . In early May, I then turn compost matter into the garden. ( A composter is a WONDERFUL way to add organic matter to your garden ! I highly recommend investing in one. )

Everytime my neighbor goes fishing, he turns over all the heads and guts to me, and I turn them into the soil in my garden, between rows or around tomato or pepper plants. Another good source of nutrients.

Don't be afraid to try your hand at gardening . . . Weeding is sometimes a pain, but it really IS worth the effort, especially if you KEEP IT NATURAL ! Stay away from chemical fertilizers, and pesticides.

By the way . . . once your garden has been prepared, you really do not need to keep fertilizing it . . . If you did it right to begin with, one more application of 'manure tea' is really all it will need . . . but will do just fine without another application if you have decent soil. ( You never stated where you were from . . . I am assuming your soil is average. If it is sandy or clay based, there is a lot of prep work that sometimes takes a couple of years. I grew tomatoes successfully at 8,000 ft in altitude - Colorado. Prefer gardening east of the Mississippi.

Good Luck !

Answer 3

Yes, a mole will eat a tomato plant.

Specifically, the small mammal in question (Talpidaefamily) enjoys eating plant roots. The underground part of a plant is the priority. But a mole will come back to finish off all the above-ground parts, including the fruit, if roots are not filling enough or if there are more hungry moles in an area than underground plant parts.

Answer 4

Yes, a mole will eat a tomato plant. The small mammal in question (Talpidae family) enjoys eating plant roots since the underground part of a plant is always the priority in feeding. A mole nevertheless will come back to finish off all the above-ground parts, including the fruit, if roots are not filling enough or if there are more hungry moles in an area than underground plant parts sustain.

Answer 5

There are actually quite a few animals that will eat tomatoes that are still on the vine. Birds for example will do this.

Answer 6

any deer, squirel, rabbit, any wild animal

Answer 7

Um......

Tomatoes drink water and eat sunshine, but they also eat plant food.

Answer 8

pests eat tomatoes