Tomato hornworms (Manduca quinquemaculata) can cause serious issues for your tomatoes. Not worms at all, these are caterpillars that can quickly eat tomato plants down to nubs. What many gardeners don ...

Vegetable gardeners everywhere look forward to harvesting tomatoes each summer. But one pest that can ruin the fruits of your labor (literally) is the tomato hornworm. The caterpillars feast on the ...

Tomato hornworms, Manduca quinquemaculata, are large green caterpillars that devour tomato plants along with other nightshades including peppers, potatoes, and eggplant. They can also be a little ...

I was harvesting tomatoes on my friend’s plants, with her permission of course, when I noticed there were many stems with no leaves. I immediately thought “Hornworms!” Sure enough, as I started ...

Some people believe that talking to your plants makes them thrive. While there's limited scientific support for sound improving plant health, there's a growing amount of evidence about the benefits of ...