Tomatoes are a satisfying garden crop, and most gardeners enjoy growing them either in vegetable beds or in containers. Depending on the variety, some tomatoes can have growing challenges, including ...

Pests love tomatoes just as much as humans do. Identifying tomato pests can be tricky, as some pests are so small that you’ll never see them, only the signs that they've eaten your tomatoes. This list ...

Tomatoes are pretty easy to grow with plenty of sunlight, water, and nutrient-rich soil, but pests are always a potential issue. Several types of pests have a taste for tomato plants and may cause ...

TOMATO PESTS: Caterpillars will feed on the foliage and flowers of ornamentals and the foliage and fruit of vegetables. Also, the tomato fruit worm eats holes in tomatoes. Spinosad and BT (both are ...

July 20 (UPI) --When caterpillars began munching on the fruits of a particular type of tomato plant, an electrical signal is sent from the fruit to the rest of the plant. Most plant studies focus on ...

Tomatoes that are being eaten by insects use electrical signals to send an alert to the rest of the plant, similar to the way our nervous systems warn of damage. The messages seem to help the plant ...

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.