• Pepino mosaic virus

  virus started to damage greenhouse tomato crops in Europe. Although the virus only causes major problems in tomato cultivation, other plants of the Solanaceae [...] Necrosis of the stems Fruit Yellow or orange mottling on the tomatoes Flame-like pattern on the tomatoes Cracks and damage to the fruit (splitting open) Symptoms [...] also act as a host. Damage symptoms The impact of a PepMV infection for the tomato grower is variable. Several factors contribute to this variability. The

• Bacterial spot

  that causes bacterial leaf spot on peppers and tomatoes. Damage symptoms Xanthomonas vesicatoria in tomato causes small, water-soaked spots on leaves which [...] appearance of Bacterial spot Xanthomonas vesicatoria survives on volunteer tomato plants in the field and on diseased plant debris. The bacteria are also [...] disease-free seed Remove sources of inoculum such as dead leaves In field-grown tomato and pepper rotate fields to prevent infection from volunteer plants and

• Macrolophus pygmaeus

  per plant), and a weak crop. More delicate types of tomato are more susceptible to damage. In tomato there may be fruit deformations during setting, and [...] has been widely employed in integrated pest management (IPM) programs in tomato. Macrolophus pygmaeus adults are small, slender predatory bugs with distinctive [...] whitefly ( Trialeurodes vaporariorum ) Tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ) Tomato leafminer ( Tuta absoluta ) Two-spotted spider mite ( Tetranychus urticae

• Nematodes significantly reduce Tuta larvae

  spread of Tuta absoluta continues to seriously damage tomato crops worldwide, Italian greenhouse tomato grower and technician, Vittorio Zoboli, confirms that [...] product. The company built its first greenhouses in the ‘90s for growing tomatoes using innovative production techniques. ‘Today, this allows us to offer [...] our areas, we have had problems controlling this pest chemically in our tomato crops. The problem got worse with the ban on several chemical products,

• Nematodes established solution for Nesidiocoris in France

  France for a good 10 years. It causes significant damage, particularly to tomatoes, and seriously disrupts biological equilibrium. SCEA de Fontanel was one [...] Capsanem to control the Nesidiocoris pressure. ‘We produce five hectares of tomatoes, through direct and hydroponic cultivation, in Châteaurenard near Marseille

• Tutasan

  trapping male tomato leaf miner moths in combination with Pherodis Tuta absoluta . Pests Tomato leaf miner moth ( Tuta absoluta ). Crops Tomato. Mode of action

• Grey mould

  causes rotting of the foot and may cause death of the plants. In cucumber and tomato the fungus causes lesions on pruning wounds. These lesions may encircle [...] sufficient moisture, for example pruning wounds on the stems of cucumber and tomato. In general, grey mould (Botryotinia fuckeliana / Botrytis cinerea) is [...] crops Remove diseased plants or plant parts in a closed plastic bag In tomato: prune with a knife and not by hand, to avoid rugged, irregular wound surfaces

• V10

  V10 can be used to protect tomato plants against damaging symptoms of virulent strains of Pepino mosaic virus . Diseases Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV EU [...] CH2), also provides moderate protection against PepMV US1. Crops Protected tomato crops. Mode of action Following inoculation with V10, asymptomatic PepMV [...] per hectare One treatment per crop cycle Timing Apply V10 to newly planted tomato crops, preferably as soon as possible and before the first flowers start

• Roots Growers positive about Mycotal against whitefly

  against whitefly in tomato that is effective and, unlike other products, also has a low MRL, which is a requirement for small cherry tomatoes. However, as we [...] Whitefly is and remains a pernicious pest for growers of tomatoes and other crops. This is further aggravated by the fact that there are almost no effective [...] biological control system. Roots Growers, producer of mini vine cherry tomatoes, gained experience with Koppert’s biological insecticide Mycotal . ‘We

• Consumers

  pollination ? Vegetables such as tomatoes and sweet peppers are often propagated in greenhouses. By the time a delicious little tomato reaches your plate, it has [...] already had a very long journey. The plant first has to form fruit before the tomato can actually start to grow. In nature, insects and other animals take care