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What does it mean to see these holes in tomatoes?

What causes holes in tomatoes?

Let’s start with the obvious: something got into, bitten, or nibbled the tomato. It wasn’t a coincidence. Most often, it’s one of these three culprits:

1. Insects (aka your little sworn enemies)

This is the main culprit. Tomato hornworms, stink bugs, beetles… you name it. They’re all here, acting as if your garden were a 24-hour buffet.

I remember one summer when I finally got my tomato plants looking beautiful. One morning, while I was watering them, I saw a huge green worm resting on a branch as if   it were paying rent  . Not only had it eaten a few leaves, but it had also settled into a tomato. I was horrified. And impressed? But mostly, horrified.

These pests chew or pierce