If you grow tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, or other nightshades, there’s a good chance that you’ve encountered large green caterpillars feeding on your plants. Known as the tobacco or tomato hornworm, ...

Tomatoes are one of the easiest plants to grow in your garden. There are several varieties, but whichever you choose to go with, you can generally count on a decent harvest if you give them proper ...

Last summer I found three tomato hornworms feeding on my tomato vines. I was impressed with their bright colors and 4-inch length and wondered just what kind of a moth these turn into when they ...

While squirrels, deer and woodchucks are generally the most destructive consumers of garden tomatoes on Staten Island nowadays, the caterpillars known as hornworms pose a more subtle threat. The ...

A number of things can stand in the way when it comes to you growing the best tomatoes in your garden, including not providing enough sun, not watering frequently enough, disease, and pests. One such ...

Gardeners, for the past week or so, each time I go outside to check my tomato plants, there is an uninvited guest munching away. Twice each day -- morning, and evening, I examine each of my tomato ...

For a gardener, the tomato hornworm is the worthy foe. The larva of the sphinx moth is almost the exact color of the tomato leaves, which makes it a challenge to spot unless doing so is your sole ...

Yes, this is a hornworm. And yes, it looks a lot like a tomato worm or a tobacco worm. And lucky for this hornworm, it doesn’t feast on tomato leaves. It eats the leaves of several native plants, ...