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Tomato plants
Yvonne121
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Hi please can someone advice me somthing is eating my tomatoes which are still green i did fond few black beetles on leaves which are now full of holes please can you advice is it best to pick them all now and ripen indoors rather than lose them all thanks
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The only time I've had this happen it was slugs/snails.
It was mostly the lower trusses that had been nibbled but the little bu**ers did some damage to trusses up to about 2ft off the ground.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Could be caterpillars of the Tomato moth:
http://www.wildlifeinsight.com/the-bright-line-brown-eye-tomato-moth-laconobia-oleracea-bf-no-2160/
I get some damage from them most years. The caterpillars are hard to find as they are nocturnal and are good at hiding during the day. Look for small black specks of their droppings on leaves below the damaged area.
Last edited: 23 July 2017 17:19:02
yikes! I didn't even know such a thing existed.
Hope I don't come across them
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
yep last night found slugs moths caterpilers al feasting im thinking of picking some and ripening them indoors i dont want to lose any more thanks
Last edited: 24 July 2017 14:13:26