Dr. Phyto

tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Diseases & pests on this plant

• tomato leaf minerTuta absoluta

  Irregular blotchy mines in leaves, larvae visible inside.

• late blightPhytophthora infestans

  Water-soaked olive-grey spots spreading rapidly.

• early blightAlternaria solani

  Concentric-ring brown spots on lower leaves, yellow halo.

• Brown marmorated stink bugHalyomorpha halys

  Shield-shaped brown bug ~17 mm with alternating light and dark bands on the antennae and abdomen edge; feeding causes corky, dimpled, cat-faced distortion on tree fruit, cloudy or necrotic spots on peppers and tomatoes, and shrivelled pods on soybean. Adults gather on and enter buildings to overwinter.

• blossom end rotabiotic_blossom_end_rot

  Sunken dark patch on the bottom of fruit.

• Queensland fruit flyBactrocera tryoni

  Small 'sting' punctures on ripening fruit, often with a weeping or dimpled spot; maggots (cream-coloured larvae) tunnel the flesh causing internal rot and premature fruit drop. Adults are wasp-like, reddish-brown flies with clear wings seen resting on foliage and fruit.

• tomato Fusarium wiltFusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici

  One-sided yellowing and wilting of lower leaves progressing up the plant, brown vascular tissue visible when stem is cut longitudinally, stunted growth, eventual collapse before fruit ripens.

• tomato leaf moldCladosporium fulvum

  Pale yellow patches on the upper leaf surface, olive-green to brown velvety mold on the underside directly underneath each yellow patch, severe defoliation leading to fruit sunscald.

• tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV)Tomato brown rugose fruit virus

  Mosaic and yellowing on young leaves with downward narrow leaflets, brown rugose (wrinkled) spots on ripening fruit, deformed fruit with patchy ripening, yield loss up to 70%.