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 ...

Question: A huge magnolia tree in my yard started blooming again this month. It bloomed profusely this spring, and I’ve never seen it bloom again in the fall. Someone told me that this means the tree ...

I saw your recent column about tomato fruitworms, and was wondering if this pest also eats leaves. The leaves of one of my tomato plants are being eaten by something. A couple of the branches now have ...

The leaves of my tomato plant are being eaten by something. Some of the stems are completely bare of leaves. Is there anything I can do to protect my plants? I suspect you have a tomato hornworm or ...

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 ...

Q: We found the grossest looking worm on our tomato plants at the end of the summer. I’ve attached a photo so you can see what I mean. It’s big, green and covered with white horns. We killed it, but ...

Sometimes a pest is so intriguing you almost wish it would appear in your garden. Almost. Take the tomato hornworm, which feasts on tomato plants and their relatives, such as peppers and eggplants. In ...

Editor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Franklin County will answer gardening and home landscape questions submitted ...