The life cycle of a tomato hornworm sees it emerge as an adult moth in the spring. These tomato pests, which have a 4-5 inch ...

Last week, we discussed tomato diseases. This week, we will cover pests just as destructive: insects. Damage to plants via ...

Most of the fungal diseases that affect tomatoes are present in the soil, so the first defensive strategy should be to add a layer of mulch around tomato plants. Identify, stop diseases before ...

After discussing weeds and insect pests, we conclude our “unwanted garden guests” series today on the subject of diseases.

ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) -It is about this time of year that I get several questions regarding diseases in vegetable gardens. The tomatoes are rotting. The bean leaves are wilting. Something ...

More information: Zhiwen Tang et al, A precise image-based tomato leaf diseases detection approach using PLPNet, Plant Phenomics (2023). DOI: 10.34133/plantphenomics.0042 ...

Tomatoes represent a $1.9 billion annual crop, nationwide. They’re planted on 330,000 acres across 18 states, but diseases such as bacterial spot can ravage the popular crop.