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 fruits. Anyone with experience growing this ...

The tomato exhibits notable genetic variation that underpins differential resistance to arthropod pests. Morphological features, particularly the density and type of glandular trichomes, alongside ...

Tomatoes thrive when grown alongside companion plants such as basil, nasturtiums or marigolds, according to specialists at ...

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 ...

Tomato gardeners know the heartbreak of watching healthy fruit turn spotty, distorted, or sunken seemingly overnight. Learning how to prevent common tomato diseases is an important lesson for home ...

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 ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. I planted a raised vegetable garden bed. I only use organic sprays to keep ...

Tomato hornworms are a highly destructive pest of tomato plants, but they have predators you can encourage in your garden. Find out what destroys this hungry caterpillar.

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 ...

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 ...

Across UK allotments, gardeners insist their sweetest tomatoes grow beside one humble herb. From pest control to pollinators, ...

Your grandmother probably planted marigolds next to her tomatoes every single spring without being able to cite a single ...