The adults lay green eggs, about 1 millimeter long, on the underside of tomato plants, hatching in 1-3 days. These grow into hornworms, the ravenous green beasts we can eventually bisect with ...

These pests eat the foliage and fruit of tomato plants and other nightshades. Vegetable gardeners everywhere look forward to harvesting tomatoes each summer. But one pest that can ruin the fruits of ...

"These studies represent the first reported use of...UV radiation throughout the...tomato plant life cycle to positively enhance the sensory and chemical properties of fruits." For the study ...