Aphids on tomato plants are the bane of many a gardener’s existence. While these tiny bugs may look fairly innocuous, tomato ...

As tomato plants grow and yield small round tomatoes, another unexpected creature may appear: the Tomato Hornworm. Learn how ...

While it can be devastating to see the tomato plants you've lovingly cultivated destroyed overnight by hornworms, there's a good reason to avoid killing them.

Last week, we discussed tomato diseases. This week, we will cover pests just as destructive: insects. Damage to plants via insects, animals, or harsh environmental conditions can leave open wounds ...

A popular crop to grow in Ohio, tomatoes have a lot of things influencing their growth. Here are some tips for your garden.

Backyard tomato plants will attract three common pest insects: Whiteflies, tomato hornworms and bagrada bugs, especially as summer approaches in Central California. Here’s a closer look at the ...

"I have something on my tomato plant that looks kind of like a squash bug, but I don’t think it’s a squash bug. What in the world is it?" Those bugs on your tomato plants might be stink bugs ...

This is a green stink bug, one of more than 300 members of the stink bug clan. Stink bugs have straw-like mouth parts they use to pierce tomatoes’ skin to slurp up the juices.

Experienced tomato gardeners chop their plants back starting in late July to prevent more flowers and tomatoes from starting that won’t have time to ripen by fall. Harsh, but necessary.