curly top???

TightenUp · May 19, 2012

havent seen growth in a few days

have 2 or 3 different looking bugs on my plants. far from an infestation just a few but as many as i kill there are always a few more the next day. trying "safer" brand insecticidal soap with pyrethrins but this isnt keeping them at bay(used twice over 7 days).

the 1st 2 pics are a cher purple in an swc
the 2nd two pics are also cher purple but regular container

dpurdy · May 20, 2012

TightenUp,
Have you or anyone else sprayed or used any herbicides lately? It's not always easy to diagnose a plant problem by looking at pictures. After looking multiple times at your pics, I would suggest herbicide drift, like 2,4D. Tomato plants are very susceptible to 2,4D, which is in literally 1000's of products. Sometimes even a neighbor can unknowingly spread a broad leaf herbicide on his yard and it drifts onto your plants. That's my best guess to your plant problem. Hope it's helpful.
DP

TightenUp · May 20, 2012

my neighbor and i both use the same landscape company(My parents, not me). the landscape company applies a granular pesticide and never sprays. i would love to put a halt to this but its not my call. anyway there shouldnt be any drift.

i agree it kinda looks like it. i had drift problems at another location and while it looks similar i'm dealing with something else right now

Structure · May 20, 2012

Doesn't look like curly top.

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May 20, 2012	#2
dpurdy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Norwich, New York Posts: 255	TightenUp, Have you or anyone else sprayed or used any herbicides lately? It's not always easy to diagnose a plant problem by looking at pictures. After looking multiple times at your pics, I would suggest herbicide drift, like 2,4D. Tomato plants are very susceptible to 2,4D, which is in literally 1000's of products. Sometimes even a neighbor can unknowingly spread a broad leaf herbicide on his yard and it drifts onto your plants. That's my best guess to your plant problem. Hope it's helpful. DP

May 20, 2012	#3
TightenUp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jersey Posts: 1,183	my neighbor and i both use the same landscape company(My parents, not me). the landscape company applies a granular pesticide and never sprays. i would love to put a halt to this but its not my call. anyway there shouldnt be any drift. i agree it kinda looks like it. i had drift problems at another location and while it looks similar i'm dealing with something else right now

May 20, 2012	#4
Structure Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SLO, CA Posts: 99	Doesn't look like curly top.