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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hand holding tomato on vine with insect damage - cat on route/Shutterstock Tomatoes are a satisfying garden crop, and most ...

Growing tomatoes in your backyard is such a rewarding way to freshen up your summer meals. Whenever a recipe calls for the sweet-tart ingredient, you can pull from your harvest to pile onto salads, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tomatoes can be a bit challenging to grow, so there are few things more satisfying than seeing the plants thrive and begin producing fruit. Just when you think your garden is safely on its way, though ...

Increased soil salinity can reduce damage from prominent tomato pests such as the tomato fruitworm, according to researchers at Penn State. They published their findings in the Journal of Plant, Cell ...

Don’t blame the tomato. Tiny pests called silverleaf whiteflies can make a tomato plant spread deceptive scents that leave its neighbors vulnerable to attach. Sap-sucking Bemisia tabaci, an invasive ...

A Cornell researcher has completed a decades-long program to develop new varieties of tomato that naturally resist pests and limit transfer of viral disease by insects. Martha Mutschler-Chu, a plant ...

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 ...

The tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta, is one of the most destructive invasive pests in global agriculture, capable of ...