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I saw your recent column about tomato fruitworms, and was wondering if this pest also eats leaves. The leaves of one of my tomato plants are being eaten by something. A couple of the branches now have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tomato hornworm on a tomato plant - Wildpixel/Getty Images Tomato hornworms (Manduca quinquemaculata) can cause serious issues for ...

Q: What kinds of caterpillars should I be controlling now? I know they will start becoming a problem soon. A: The principal insect that infests many vegetables in the tomato family, as well as grapes, ...

Question: What can you tell us about those big, ugly green single-horned tomato worms? Where do they come from? How can we prevent them? Answer: Tomato and tobacco hornworms are two huge caterpillars ...

Sometimes a pest is so intriguing you almost wish it would appear in your garden. Almost. Take the tomato hornworm, which feasts on tomato plants and their relatives, such as peppers and eggplants. In ...

Researchers have discovered that tomato fruitworm caterpillars silence their food plants' cries for help as they devour their leaves. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

Question: What can you tell us about those big, ugly green single-horned tomato worms? Where do they come from? How can we prevent them?