Curly Top Virus?

[MarianneW]

All of my tomato plants clearly have something wrong.



I'm thinking Curly Top Virus? I haven't sprayed anything, nothing weird should be in my compost (I made it, same as always) and I water like normal.

Thanks for the help--looks like basically no tomatoes this season, but I start my plants for next growing season in 8 weeks, so it will be here before I know it!

[RayR]

Curly Top Virus from what I understand is usually associated with wilting, even if they have been watered well. Are they wilting or is the funky looking leaves that concern you?

[MarianneW]

They've stopped growing, the growth points are all curled under and have gotten crispy, and the center of the leaves are yellow. Something has gone really wrong. It's not watering. It's not lack of fertilizer. They were growing great, then the top suddenly turns into what's in the picture and stops growing. It's definately not curling from being thirsty and it's not hot enough to make all of the growth points curl and dry up.

[Spartanburg123]

Three of mine in pots just did the same thing. Spider mites were listed as possible culprits- I think it was Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV), as my son dips and spits all over the place. Yours look similar to mine..

[KarenO]

Any possibility of exposure to herbicide?
KarenO

[RayR]

Marianne, is there any fruit set on any of the plants? This fact sheet shows "the enlarged and deformed calyx structure", which is supposed to be almost a dead giveaway that it's Curly Top Virus.

[MarianneW]

I just ate a tomato off of one, BITTER A-F. Whatever they've got is not good. I'll rip them out today.

[Gerardo]

Tough break maybe some fall ones or some heat loving ones

[MarianneW]

I yanked all of them but the black krims that have several tomatoes that are almost ripe. Hopefully they won't be bitter too. My next sowing time is in July, there's always another season just around the corner!

Now, I'm watching my black eyed peas like a hawk and think the virus may have already been spread over there. Knock on wood, it's left my pepper plants alone....

A number of Idaho-bred tomatoes are tolerant to the curlytop virus. Payette is one (a dwarf).

Beet leafhoppers can spread it to tomatoes (although they don't tend to be a big tomato pest in and of themselves). I'm not sure if there are multiple curlytop viruses.

[HoustonHeat]

I think I have a couple plants with it also and it may have hit a few of my rattlesnake green beans. The green bean leaves get those crisp bubble looking textures. I am not sure yet to rip them out or see if the tomatoes and bean grow first..