Researchers have discovered that tomato fruitworm caterpillars silence their food plants' cries for help as they devour their leaves. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

Entomology professor Esther Ngumbi studies how two varieties of tomato plants and the larvae of tomato hornworm respond to flooding. The hornworm caterpillars are enclosed in plastic bags affixed ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have investigated what happens when tomatoes are visited by ‘friends’ and ‘foes’ - beneficial soil microbes and caterpillars.

It's an in-between season for gardeners. Warm-season plants are worn out, but it's too soon to plant for the cool season. But ...

So often thought of as a summer vegetable fruit, tomatoes actually improve as the summer progresses, so tomatoes bought at the beginning of autumn will have a most intense flavour. The flavour ...

It's an in-between season for gardeners. Warm-season plants are worn out, but it's too soon to plant for the cool season. But ...

A fun food-based activity to keep kids entertained at home. Create a colourful caterpillar, watch cress grow and eat the tasty results. Follow our simple instructions to transform eggshells and cress ...

According to images and videos that have been circulating online, the 2025 Caterpillar pickup truck looks phenomenal — futuristic even. Painted in a metallic gold color with black accents ...

Italian tomato purée is the most acclaimed variety. For the best flavour, buy tomato purée in jars rather than cans or tubes. There is also a ‘double concentrated’ version of purée ...

It is typical here for agapanthus plants to look stressed in late summer, particularly those growing with plenty of sun. The ...

See 11 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors. Aug. 23: Salamba Ndiaye, a 28-year-old who tried to migrate to Europe twice ...