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Originally Posted by carolyn137
I don't know of any insecticides that are effective. I used to see them occasionally where I used to grow tomatoes
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&....0.yJLNH3RNixM
But not where I am now. The following link might help.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edi...o-tomatoes.htm
I considered it to be mainly a cosmetic problem, since where they bite the area becomes sunken and under it is a hard white area where their toxin has killed the tomato tissue.
So what I would do ASAP was to just dig out the area with a small spoon,it usually would scar over,that's fine with me since I was a home grower,not a commercial farmer.
Also adding that they seemed to prefer almost ripe tomatoes.
Carolyn |
Mine have been way beyond a cosmetic problem. I also have leaf footed bugs which are similar but better flyers.
Each year I’ve lived here has been worse than the last. Last summer we didn’t get any edible tomatoes.
I’m going to do the best I can to stay on top of them this year and plan to keep a shop vac and extension cord out there,try to vacuum up what I.
I may experiment with kaolin clay. I have surround spray and haven’t tried it yet but will try it this year.