White goo in the branch joints

obverse · January 9, 2011

Hi there,
I am a beginner without much experience of knowledge of growing tomatos. I am in Singapore; where it is hot and wet (probably like parts of florida).
Most of my plants have this white substance at branch nodes. Up close it appears to be eggs but I'm not sure. It is soft and scrapes off as a goo.
The plants have lots of garden ants - tiny black ants that you find all over this part of the world. They usually only go for anything sweet. They dont seem to go for the tomatos, but I suspect they decapitate the flowers. They are almost impossible to eliminate so management may be the only option. I have not noticed any other insects on the plants; so I dont know if this stuff is another insect egg, or if it is created by the ants.

Can anyone help?

I've put about 10 pics on photobucket is anyone wants a closer look...

Many Thanks!!
Mark
Singapore

January 9, 2011	#1
obverse Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Singapore Posts: 3	White goo in the branch joints Hi there, I am a beginner without much experience of knowledge of growing tomatos. I am in Singapore; where it is hot and wet (probably like parts of florida). Most of my plants have this white substance at branch nodes. Up close it appears to be eggs but I'm not sure. It is soft and scrapes off as a goo. The plants have lots of garden ants - tiny black ants that you find all over this part of the world. They usually only go for anything sweet. They dont seem to go for the tomatos, but I suspect they decapitate the flowers. They are almost impossible to eliminate so management may be the only option. I have not noticed any other insects on the plants; so I dont know if this stuff is another insect egg, or if it is created by the ants. Can anyone help? I've put about 10 pics on photobucket is anyone wants a closer look... Many Thanks!! Mark Singapore