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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: gunnerbee on April 11, 2008, 22:35:57

Title: silvery marks on tomato leaves??
Post by: gunnerbee on April 11, 2008, 22:35:57
Strange cant seem to find an answer for this in my gardening book? there is some little flies lurking about in the greenhouse, the varietys are early girl and oregon springs, anyone know the problem?? cheers.
Title: Re: silvery marks on tomato leaves??
Post by: betula on April 11, 2008, 23:06:06
I have just been looking in the RHS book and can't find silvery marks on Toms,can you describe a bit more? :)

And what do the flies look like?
Title: Re: silvery marks on tomato leaves??
Post by: gunnerbee on April 11, 2008, 23:26:19
little silvery flies!!! the marks look white from afar but when you get close they have a silvery colour to to them?
Title: Re: silvery marks on tomato leaves??
Post by: betula on April 11, 2008, 23:37:43
Are they in a pattern like a mosaic?or Random.

The flies could be whitefly.You could introduce some Biological control into the greenhouse.
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Title: Re: silvery marks on tomato leaves??
Post by: betula on April 11, 2008, 23:59:42
The only silver marks I can find apply to fruit trees so I am stumped.

Hope an expert comes along soon :)
Title: Re: silvery marks on tomato leaves??
Post by: gunnerbee on April 12, 2008, 00:00:53
thanks, i must get a camera!!!!!
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