![]() ![]() In the mornings, check plants while the damage would be fresh. Till your garden in autumn to kill any larvae or pupae in the soil. If using on edible vegetation, make sure you don't use pesticide too close to harvesting time, but read the product's label for full directions. Or, only apply evening doses of pesticide with carbaryl, cyfluthrin, and/or permethrin for climbing cutworms if there is a big infestation. If you want to grow an organic garden, avoid using pesticides. ![]() The best contact insecticides for tomatoes contain cyhalothrin, esfenvalerate, and cypermethrin. Spread the bait on the soil near the affected plants and they will die from the fungus and become stuck in the molasses. Catch cutworms with bait made by mixing Bacillus thuringiensis, molasses, and grain.That should be enough of a barrier to stop the cutworms from grabbing onto the plants. Insert an item so that about 2 inches can be placed down into the soil and the another 2 inches sits above the soil protecting the plant. Protect delicate transplants with 4-inch-wide collars made of cardboard, tin cans, aluminum foil, or toilet paper rolls.Use compost in your garden soil, not manure, because egg-laying tends to occur in green manure.Take away any plant residue and weeds, both of which are attractive environments for young cutworm larvae to hide in during the day (some can survive in weeds through the winter). ![]()
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