As tomato plants grow and yield small round tomatoes, another unexpected creature may appear: the Tomato Hornworm. Learn how ...

Tomato hornworms are a highly destructive pest of tomato plants, but they have predators you can encourage in your garden.

If you notice chewed or missing foliage and fruit, chances are you have a tomato hornworm problem. Another way to identify an infestation is by looking at the ground. "Looking down can also be a clue, ...

These pests eat the foliage and fruit of tomato plants and other nightshades.

3. Calendula (Image credit: Shutterstock) One of tomato vines’ biggest predators is the hornworm, which is not actually a worm but rather a large caterpillar with a horn-like tail.

Right: Tomato hornworm. Image: Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Figure 2. Sawflies displaying characteristic “S” shape. Image: Gyorgy Csoka, Hungary Forest Research ...

QUESTION: Something is stripping the leaves off my poinsettias. What should I look for? Is there a natural control? ANSWER: Stare at the plants for just a little while, and your eyes should spot th… ...

Caterpillars can decimate your garden if you don't take preventative measures. Molasses tastes bitter to these critters, so try adding it to a DIY solution.

“The caterpillars are called Tomato Hornworms and each has a black horn at the end of the abdomen.” They are also hungry little critters and can grow to be 10 cm long.

The sphinx caterpillars are also called hornworms due to an ominous, threatening horn projecting upwards from their posterior end, but it is all bluff--the horn is harmless. Caterpillars of many ...

My article today focuses on the tomato hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata). This insect can be a serious pest to all gardeners in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, causing significant damage ...

The tobacco hornworm caterpillar has seven white diagonal lines on its side, with black spotted borders, and a reddish “horn” on its rear end.