When it comes to the worst garden pests that might try to eat the fruit and vegetables you attempt to grow, some may spend their days targeting your tomato plants. Indeed, while you may think that ...

Tomato hornworms are hugely destructive pests that can decimate tomato plants with their voracious appetite. The caterpillars are large and distinctive and eat consistently - capable of completely ...

Want to protect your plants naturally? Try these five easy-to-make DIY bug sprays using basic kitchen ingredients like neem ...

For easier removal, start pulling old tomato plants when they turn brown with frost. If your tomatoes have no signs of disease or pests, you can clip their stems off at the soil line and allow the ...

“I have had to uproot the crop and plant tomatoes but it is a loss because I earn more from Muguka than I do with tomatoes,” he said. Chomba noted that the pests were spreading throughout the ...

To prevent pest and disease attacking your tomatoes, a key action to take is to create airflow around the base and throughout the plant. This lets the wind through and can keep your plant free of ...

Grow French marigolds among tomatoes. Marigolds emit a strong odour that will repel greenfly and blackfly. Grow sage with carrots or plants in the cabbage family to ward off pests. Both have ...

The price of tomatoes in India soared 700% ... one of the world’s top growers of corn, where pests like the fall armyworm are attacking plants earlier than usual. Native to the Americas, the ...

The summer crop of tomatoes was subjected to very hot weather and the hot weather supported a large population of spider mites that sucked the juices from the plants and reduced fruit production.