Aphids can quickly damage tomato plants – learn the signs of an infestation and the simple steps to protect your precious crop all season long.

Key Points Tomato plants wilt for many reasons—like lack of water or insects—so quick diagnosis is key to saving your garden.Most causes like fungal wilt, viruses, and black walnut toxicity have no ...

Prevention: Space plants to improve airflow, removing any warm spots where the bugs will collect ... and a pointed black horn—hence their name. Hornworms chew holes in tomato leaves and ...

In the home garden, aphids may be held in check by a number of natural predators, including lady beetles, minute pirate bugs, ...

Growing tomatoes is difficult in the Carolinas, especially once you enter the month of June. To start seeds in February… watch them sprout and grow while it is still cold outside… finally plant ...

“I have something on my tomato plant that looks kind of like a ... However, green stink bug nymphs are mostly black but then grow into their green color. Interestingly, the nymphs of the brown ...

‘The leaves on my tomato plants look ... you’ll need to give your plants a good soaking. Be sure to do this early in the morning or late evening when pollinator insects are not as active.

Our fascination is with plant growth ... bit off in the tomato patch. Some of the tomato leaves appear yellow, or a few of the fruits have blemishes or holes in them, and small insects abound ...

Q: For the last few years, I have been having problems with spider mites on my tomato plants ... overhead watering or by insects.) Spider mites also tend to appear on plants that are water ...