Vegetable gardeners everywhere look forward to harvesting tomatoes each summer. But one pest that can ruin the fruits of your labor (literally) is the tomato hornworm. The caterpillars feast on the ...

Squirrels can be pesky for various reasons, but you might've never suspected the bushy-tailed fiend scampering around your garden to be a tomato thief, too. Squirrels do eat tomatoes, which may be why ...

Many gardeners know how rewarding it is to grow and harvest tomatoes. But just as deflating is seeing your hard work go to waste due to bugs dining on your fruits. Anyone with experience growing this ...

Q: What is this insect chewing holes into my unripe tomatoes? This caterpillar is a yellow-striped armyworm, and it’s not uncommon to find them on vegetable plants late in the growing season.

Stink bugs get an understandably bad rap, thanks to their smelly defense mechanism. Here's how to identify the harmful ones ...

Frank Hale discusses pests of squash and tomatoes and Joellen Dimond talks about varieties of lilies This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, retired UT Extension Entomologist Frank ...

Dim outdoor lights that can attract stink bugs to your home. Use yellow bulbs that aren't as bright as white ones. Sprinkle diatomaceous earth near the entry points of your home, such as around ...