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| Author: | mosaic diva [ Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Insects on tomatoes |
I planted tomatoes a couple of weeks ago and I'm noticing little winged flies (gnats) on the stems and underneath the leaves of the plants. I'm not sure what they are or how to treat them. I sprayed a couple of them this morning with a seaweed/bit of Ivory dish detergent in water mixture. I didn't want to do it to all of them in case it hurt them. What to do? Also, I'm seeing lots of pill bugs in the garden. Will DE take care of them? |
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| Author: | sandih [ Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Insects on tomatoes |
DE will take care of pill bugs if they walk through it. I would spray tomatoes weekly with seaweed, without the soap. Make sure you have mulch around the tomato and when you are watering, only water at the root level and not on the leaves. |
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| Author: | mosaic diva [ Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Insects on tomatoes |
I had a so called expert at a nursery tell me that the insects were damsel flies after examining a leaf. Also there were aphids on the underside and she said leave them alone because the damsel flies were beneficial and were taking care of them. Does this sound correct? |
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| Author: | sandih [ Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Insects on tomatoes |
https://www.google.com/search?q=damself ... 80&bih=655 A Damselfly looks similar to a dragonfly and no, they do not eat aphids. Where did you go for your diagnosis? Some aphids can have wings and can be red, black or green. Spray the plants weekly with seaweed. |
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| Author: | mosaic diva [ Mon Apr 02, 2012 10:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Insects on tomatoes |
I'm in Ellis County, so today I'm going to take a tomato leaf to The Greenery in Waxahachie and see what they say. I'm not seeing any damage yet but still lots of the ????'s on the underneath and up the main stems and some aphids. |
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| Author: | mosaic diva [ Mon Apr 02, 2012 2:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Insects on tomatoes |
The owner of The Greenery said they look like some sort of aphid and to use seaweed with some orange oil a couple of times a week. The plants are nice, green and growing but infested. |
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| Author: | sandih [ Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Insects on tomatoes |
I would not use orange oil at all. It is very strong and you run the risk of damaging your plant. |
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| Author: | Dirt Doctor [ Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Insects on tomatoes |
Orange oil mixed with compost tea, seaweed, etc. won't burn plants if used at less than 2 oz per gallon of spray. I use the Garrett Juice Plus with the orange oil added if pests are present. |
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