There are few crops more satisfying to harvest than fresh homegrown tomatoes; it is one of the reasons why they are top of many people’s favorite crops to grow at home. So it is important to do ...

It’s such a joy to see your houseplants, vegetable garden, flowers—or whatever greenery you have, no matter how small—thrive and bloom. But occasionally, you discover a nasty little surprise: What the ...

Carlos A. Avila, Lirio M. Arévalo-Soliz, Lingling Jia, Duroy A. Navarre, Zhaorigetu Chen, Gregg A. Howe, Qing-Wei Meng, Jonathon E. Smith and Fiona L. Goggin We report here that disruption of function ...

Few things are tastier than a fresh-grown tomato from your own backyard, but achieving the perfect crop takes a bit of know-how. You need to get the basics right, such as choosing the best varieties, ...

Almost every gardener discovers aphids on their plants at one time or another. Before I get into what they are and how to control them, here is the most interesting thing about them: Female aphids are ...

Here are some questions I encountered this past week. Q: What are the black dots on my cucumber leaves sucking the life out of the plant? A: They are aphids. These small, soft-bodied, piercing sucking ...

Warm weather and pest problems seem to go hand in hand, and this year is no exception. Over the past few weeks, the pest that we are getting the most questions on is the aphid. Aphid is typically ...

We needed the rain. We got the rain. So enough already with the rain! Day one of last week’s monsoon brought frigid temperatures — and all my tropical houseplants back into the house. Most of them, ...

GREEN TRANSITION Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have demonstrated that unique fungi strengthen the "immune systems" of wheat and bean plants against aphids. Fungi enter and influence the ...