Tomato Spotted wilt??

macmanmatty · March 14, 2008

I am 90 percent sure that this is tomato spotted wilt here is pic tell me if i'm wrong

shelleybean · March 14, 2008

Looks like it to me, too. Unfortunately, an all too familiar sight here the last couple of years.

Sorry.

feldon30 · March 14, 2008

Looks like every picture of TSWV I've seen.

macmanmatty · March 15, 2008

A few other questions pertaining to this How long before I should see spots on all of the leaves and they start curling up and dying and the plant becomes stunted? I have not yet seen any of that on my plants and it has been a few days since I fist saw this.

shelleybean · March 15, 2008

I wouldn't give it a chance to see how long it takes for that to happen. I'd just yank the plant immediately. The longer you leave it there, the more you risk other thrips picking up the virus from the infected plant and spreading it to your healthy plants. I had a plant that produced fruit with white rings all over it, another sympotom of TSWV, but showed so little of the spotty foliage up at the top of the plant, that I had missed it completely. I didn't know anything was wrong with the plant until I saw the fruit. That tipped me off and I looked at the foliage more cafefully and found the spots. So it doesn't always cover the entire plant before other problems occur.

macmanmatty · March 15, 2008

I was planning on isolating the plants (they are in 4" pots) to a distance about 1.5 miles away. Then see what happens to them. There will be no other tomatoes or solanace where I put them.

macmanmatty · March 15, 2008

Update: Now the spots are disappearing in the sun?

They are turing a cream color and going away. Is this normal of tsw? I didn't notice this until after we had 2 straight days of rain so I'm wondering if it has something to do with that? now very confused

macmanmatty

shelleybean · March 15, 2008

I've seen the spots on mine turn from a black color to sort of a silver, but not disappear. Silver is the best way I can describe it.

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macmanmatty Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 55	Tomato Spotted wilt?? I am 90 percent sure that this is tomato spotted wilt here is pic tell me if i'm wrong

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shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Looks like it to me, too. Unfortunately, an all too familiar sight here the last couple of years. Sorry. __________________ Michele

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March 15, 2008	#5
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	I wouldn't give it a chance to see how long it takes for that to happen. I'd just yank the plant immediately. The longer you leave it there, the more you risk other thrips picking up the virus from the infected plant and spreading it to your healthy plants. I had a plant that produced fruit with white rings all over it, another sympotom of TSWV, but showed so little of the spotty foliage up at the top of the plant, that I had missed it completely. I didn't know anything was wrong with the plant until I saw the fruit. That tipped me off and I looked at the foliage more cafefully and found the spots. So it doesn't always cover the entire plant before other problems occur. __________________ Michele

March 15, 2008	#8
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	I've seen the spots on mine turn from a black color to sort of a silver, but not disappear. Silver is the best way I can describe it. __________________ Michele