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Hello Everyone! The tomato fruitworm, also known as the armyworm or corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea), is a common pest that damages tomatoes, corn, cotton, peppers, and beans.

The larvae are green, brown, or pinkish caterpillars with stripes along their bodies and can grow up to 1.5 inches long.

They bore into tomatoes, feeding from the inside out and causing holes, decay, and rot.

Adult moths are tan with dark markings and lay eggs on leaves or fruit, but they do not cause direct damage.

Effective control methods include crop rotation, removal of damaged fruit, using natural beneficial Heterorhabditis bacteriophora nematodes and predators like assassin bugs and spined soldier bugs.

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