Identifying Insect Eggs on a Tomato Plant?

haydemon
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May 30, 20200 found this helpful

It sounds like you could be dealing with stinkbugs, aphids, or tomato hornworms. All these seem to leave yellowish egg clusters on the undersides of leaves.

Constant vigilance and picking the eggs off is one solution.

vbowen75

March 10, 20210 found this helpful

I think these more look like ladybug eggs

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jamie.lew

May 26, 20210 found this helpful

Ladybug eggs I'm almost sure of it.ive seen about 200 of these around my home this spring...but as the above comment said ...probably have aphids or something small lke it close by or inhabiting the plant cus that is mainly what "baby ladybugs" eat

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Yes, they are tomato worms. I have to go through the garden every couple of days & pick them off. You have to squish them, too, so I wear garden gloves.

Dsnj004

July 30, 20210 found this helpful

The best way to keep tomato worms at Bay is to plant Marigolds around your tomato plants plants. Works like a charm.

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rpatterson

July 31, 20201 found this helpful

Tomato hornworm eggs are round and typically laid singly. These are actually ladybug eggs (football-shaped, yellow to orange, laid in clusters).

Thomas W.

August 19, 20201 found this helpful

They look like ladybug eggs to me. Very beneficial.