Last week, we discussed tomato diseases. This week, we will cover pests just as destructive: insects. Damage to plants via insects, animals, or harsh environmental conditions can leave open wounds for ...

For this gardener, the physical act of gardening, within moments relinquishes burden of daily life and its challenges: A hectic schedule, pursuing a career, managing a farm and juggling cumbersome ...

When growing tomatoes, bugs are the enemy — but one experienced gardener just showed the internet an all-natural (and delicious) way to keep your crop safe until the harvest. TikToker ...

You have worked long hours all spring and summer and most of your garden is perfect with luscious vegetables. All except one little corner of the garden. There are huge holes in the leaves and the ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I think I'm getting stink-bug damage on my long-awaited ripe tomatoes.

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 ...

Tomatoes often top the list of plants people want to grow, but lately, more gardeners are stepping away from them.

July and August in the vegetable garden typically bring bountiful harvests of colorful vegetables. These are also the months when insect pests can really make their presence known, with plant and ...

Said Saad ispecting his tomatoes at his 5 acre farm in Marigat Baringo county on April 17,2015. he is one of the farmers from Mumias in Kakemega County who saw potential of tomato growing in the arid ...