Tomato Pinworm

This caterpillar feeds on leaves and createsblotch-type mines, but causes most of its damage when it attacks thefruit. Where abundant, the tomato pinworm may seriously damagefoliageand infest nearly 100% of the fruit. Larvae normally enter fruit through thecalyx, but when populations are high they may enter at any point on the fruit's surface. They makedry burrowsand do not penetrate very far into the fruit. When infested fruit is picked, caterpillars may be difficult to detect unless they have