Tomato pests are a diverse group. You’ll find them creeping, crawling, and burrowing through leaves and fruit. Other pests will attack plant roots and stems. Their destruction is varied but the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. fotokostic / Getty Images When choosing tomato seedlings, check the plant's leaves and stems for any discoloration or infection to ...

Many gardeners know how rewarding it is to grow and harvest tomatoes. But just as deflating is seeing your hard work go to waste due to bugs dining on your fruits. Anyone with experience growing this ...

Do Grasshoppers Eat Tomato Plants? Yes, mature grasshoppers eat tomato plants, but they don’t really want to. Grasshoppers ...

Keep your tomatoes thriving by learning to identify and manage common pests. Keep your tomatoes thriving by learning to identify and manage pests like phids, hornworm caterpillars and brown marmorated ...

Home-grown tomatoes are a source of pride, a thing of beauty and beyond-description delicious. Insects love juicy tomatoes as much as humans do, and they can wreak havoc on our gardens. Tomatoes are ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at gnogardening@agcenter.lsu.edu. I think I'm getting stink-bug damage on my long-awaited ripe tomatoes.

Our master gardener shares their best tips to help beginner gardeners get a successful tomato harvest, including how to prep ...

Marigolds—a flowering plant in the daisy family—are common companions for tomatoes. In the long lore of gardeners, the marigold is thought to do something to help tomatoes avoid pests. New research ...

The tomato fruitworm is the name given to an insect pest which, due to its polyphagous character, causes very serious damage to a number of plants, such as the tomato and the green bean. Thus, a Crop ...

LAGOS – Agriculture stakeholders have blamed climate change, poor irrigation systems, rising pest infestations, and insecurity for the recurring scarcity and rising prices of tomatoes and peppers ...