Mushrooms contain certain fungi that naturally target pests like aphids without harming your plants or other insects. Mushroom expert Waine Delaney at SporeBuddies says you can use edible mushrooms ...

While it can be devastating to see the tomato plants you've lovingly cultivated destroyed overnight by hornworms, there's a good reason to avoid killing them.

What you can do about yellownecked caterpillars: if you have an oak tree suffering an infestation, consider dusting the ...

On to current issues. In lawns, it’s brown patches and yellowing. Brown patch is a lawn disease causing roughly circular tan patches of blighted grass. These can be up to two feet in diameter. On ...

A new study suggests that plants deceive their neighbors using fungi, faking warning signals in order to compete.

San Antonio classes teach gardeners to grow native milkweed, supporting monarch butterfly migration and population health.

It’s a bit eerie, not to mention disappointing, to walk out to the garden and find some-or all! – of your tomato plants ...

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

In July, “June gloom” gives way to summer heat. Days are long. Tomatoes finally ripen. Summer fruits are warm on the tree. Late summer afternoons are made for lounging in the garden! • Garden in the ...

Earth is home to over 20,000 caterpillar species, found in every corner of the globe except Antarctica. While most are harmless, some species are just as dangerous as venomous snakes. Their ...

They seem to magically appear on your tomatoes. They eat the leaves and fruit and are almost impossible to find. I see the adult moths more often than I see the caterpillars. The mystery creature is a ...

But one pest that can ruin the fruits of your labor (literally) is the tomato hornworm. The caterpillars feast on the foliage and fruit of tomatoes and other nightshades, ruining your crops before ...