They will grow up to be the large, brown leaf-footed bugs you see in your garden. They damage vegetables. For instance, they cause tomato fruit to have yellow spots when they ripen and turn red.

Pests are an unfortunate pitfall of many home gardening efforts, but you can smartly set yourself up for success by planting ...

In last week’s article, I focused on weeds as unwanted garden guests. This week ... and are edged in black, with a red horn. The tomato hornworm’s eight marks per side are each more like a chevron, or ...

When the first leaf-footed plant bugs are observed, it’s time to spray to protect the crop. Planting fall tomatoes The tomato is one of ... leaves turn bright red rather than yellow.

After planting the seedlings, it's important to give tomato plants proper care and attention, including regular pruning, trimming and bug control. Tomatoes are tasty, relatively easy to grow and ...

Additionally, when in larvae stage, the bright red lily-eating beetle covers ... but while in caterpillar form, the bugs can wreak havoc on your tomato plants. The hornworms can completely ...

Make sure you water the tomato once every two weeks or so, but it won’t need fertilizer or heavy watering. Prune leaves as they come in and watch for bugs. If you see any, isolate the plant and ...

“I have something on my tomato plant that looks kind of like a squash bug, but I don’t think it’s a squash bug. What in the world is it?” — K.D. Odds are you are describing a stink bu ...