To get rid of cutworms, sprinkle cornmeal around the plants. Cutworms, which are actually moth larvae, live just below the surface of your soil and, true to their name, can tear right through your flowerbeds. They come in many colors and range from one to two inches in length. One way to recognize them is to remember that “C is for cutworm”—they usually curl up into a C shape when you touch them. You can quickly get rid of them with yellow cornmeal, say entomologists who specialize in nontoxic pest control. The cutworms like to eat the cornmeal, but unfortunately for them, they can’t digest it, so they die. Sprinkle it on the ground around your plants and let them enjoy their last meal.
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Cornmeal will put an end to cutworms in your garden.
