Hand holding tomato on vine with insect damage - cat on route/Shutterstock Tomatoes are a satisfying garden crop, and most gardeners enjoy growing them either in vegetable beds or in containers.

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 for ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Cultivating some tomato plants in your garden can be a great idea for both green thumbs and newbies to gardening. Tomatoes are relatively easy ...

Keep an eye out for these pests this summer. 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 ...

In a study that could transform agricultural pest management, researchers have uncovered the robust insect resistance mechanisms of Solanum habrochaites, a wild tomato species. By unraveling the ...

Martha Mutschler-Chu, professor emeritus in the School of Integrative Plant Science, Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, checks tomato plants in Guterman Greenhouse. Credit: Jason Koski/Cornell ...

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.

July and August in the vegetable garden typically bring bountiful harvests of colorful vegetables. These are also the months when insect pests can really make their presence known, with plant and ...

As summer moves along, the season is running according to plan for many Arkansas crops—including annual pest issues. Extension specialists and county agents across Arkansas are seeing an increase in ...

For this gardener, the physical act of gardening, within moments relinquishes burden of daily life and its challenges: A hectic schedule, pursuing a career, managing a farm and juggling cumbersome ...

Tomato farmers in Kirinyaga are adopting safer and more sustainablemethods to control destructive pests.This follows an intensive training programme rolled out across 11tomato-growing wards.The ...