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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Vegetable gardeners everywhere look forward to harvesting tomatoes each summer. But one pest that can ruin the fruits ...

Tomato hornworms, Manduca quinquemaculata, are large green caterpillars that devour tomato plants along with other nightshades including peppers, potatoes, and eggplant. They can also be a little ...

This tiny wasp is natural pest control for the hornworm caterpillar, bane of summer gardeners. Tomato growers know the tobacco hornworm can destroy a plant overnight. But a tiny natural ally helps ...

It goes by many names: tomato bug, caterpillar, and the always popular 'dang pest', but no gardener is ever thrilled to find one in their garden. The dreaded hornworm is notorious for destroying ...

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 ...

As tomatoes grow tall and the yellow flowers slowly turn into small round tomatoes, another unexpected creature may appear: the tomato hornworm. You'll have to look closely as this chartreuse ...