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We've been eagerly watching our first-ever tomato crop for weeks! Just
today, we went out to check them and about half the fruit has great big
black holes in it. The tomatoes appear to have been hollowed out by some
creature, but I can't see anything suspicious on the vines. Not only
that, but the vines themselves seem to be unwell. They're sort of
darkened and wizened and greasy-looking. What on earth could it be?

Snif! :-(

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We've been eagerly watching our first-ever tomato crop for weeks! Just
today, we went out to check them and about half the fruit has great big
black holes in it. The tomatoes appear to have been hollowed out by some
creature, but I can't see anything suspicious on the vines. Not only
that, but the vines themselves seem to be unwell. They're sort of darkened
and wizened and greasy-looking. What on earth could it be?

Snif! :-(

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Newcastle, NSW, Australia


Helothis (tomato worm)?

David

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"Trish Brown" wrote in message
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We've been eagerly watching our first-ever tomato crop for weeks! Just
today, we went out to check them and about half the fruit has great
big black holes in it. The tomatoes appear to have been hollowed out
by some creature, but I can't see anything suspicious on the vines.
Not only that, but the vines themselves seem to be unwell. They're
sort of darkened and wizened and greasy-looking. What on earth could
it be?

Snif! :-(

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Trish Brown {|:-}

Newcastle, NSW, Australia


Helothis (tomato worm)?

David



Hnnnnnhhhh! If it *is* werms (Heliothis, I mean), then what do I do? I
can't exactly suck 'em all out of the rotten tomatoes, can I? (Be nice,
now...) Do I spray? Get a biological agent? WMDs? Help! The kids and I
have been hanging out to eat our first home-grown tomatoes and it looks
like it might not happen!

Snif! :-(

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Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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David Hare-Scott wrote:

"Trish Brown" wrote in message
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We've been eagerly watching our first-ever tomato crop for weeks! Just
today, we went out to check them and about half the fruit has great big
black holes in it. The tomatoes appear to have been hollowed out by some
creature, but I can't see anything suspicious on the vines. Not only
that, but the vines themselves seem to be unwell. They're sort of
darkened and wizened and greasy-looking. What on earth could it be?

Snif! :-(

--
Trish Brown {|:-}

Newcastle, NSW, Australia


Helothis (tomato worm)?

David



Hnnnnnhhhh! If it *is* werms (Heliothis, I mean), then what do I do? I
can't exactly suck 'em all out of the rotten tomatoes, can I? (Be nice,
now...) Do I spray? Get a biological agent? WMDs? Help! The kids and I
have been hanging out to eat our first home-grown tomatoes and it looks
like it might not happen!

Snif! :-(

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Trish Brown {|:-}

Newcastle, NSW, Australia


If it is them you are too late for those fruit. Once the grubs are in the
fruit it is ruined and killing them does nothing. Well you can cut the bad
bits out but it may not be worth it. You have to either keep the moths away
(mossie net) that lay the eggs or spray with an insecticide before the grubs
start to burrow. This is required the whole season, spraying just once will
make little difference if the moths are around. You will find plenty of info
and pictures on the web to help you decide if it is heliothis and what you
want to do.

David


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David Hare-Scott wrote:

"Trish Brown" wrote in message
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We've been eagerly watching our first-ever tomato crop for weeks!
Just today, we went out to check them and about half the fruit has
great big black holes in it. The tomatoes appear to have been
hollowed out by some creature, but I can't see anything suspicious
on the vines. Not only that, but the vines themselves seem to be
unwell. They're sort of darkened and wizened and greasy-looking.
What on earth could it be?

Snif! :-(

--
Trish Brown {|:-}

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Helothis (tomato worm)?

David



Hnnnnnhhhh! If it *is* werms (Heliothis, I mean), then what do I do? I
can't exactly suck 'em all out of the rotten tomatoes, can I? (Be
nice, now...) Do I spray? Get a biological agent? WMDs? Help! The kids
and I have been hanging out to eat our first home-grown tomatoes and
it looks like it might not happen!

Snif! :-(

--
Trish Brown {|:-}

Newcastle, NSW, Australia


If it is them you are too late for those fruit. Once the grubs are in
the fruit it is ruined and killing them does nothing. Well you can cut
the bad bits out but it may not be worth it. You have to either keep the
moths away (mossie net) that lay the eggs or spray with an insecticide
before the grubs start to burrow. This is required the whole season,
spraying just once will make little difference if the moths are around.
You will find plenty of info and pictures on the web to help you decide
if it is heliothis and what you want to do.

David


Sigh... Thanks for that, David. I'll see what I can do. (Buggerit!) =:-0

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If it is grubs / caterpillars then Dipel will do the job of getting
rid of them without poisoning the rest of your garden.

Tish
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If it is grubs / caterpillars then Dipel will do the job of getting
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Tish


Thanks, Tish!


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Trish Brown writes:
Hnnnnnhhhh! If it *is* werms (Heliothis, I mean), then what do I do? I
can't exactly suck 'em all out of the rotten tomatoes, can I? (Be nice,
now...) Do I spray? Get a biological agent? WMDs? Help! The kids and I
have been hanging out to eat our first home-grown tomatoes and it looks
like it might not happen!


Trish, Woolies sell "trellis grown" tomatoes---they come 6 or 7 hanging
from a leafy piece of the plant.

Woolies also sell super glue ....

Too easy.
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Trish Brown writes:
Hnnnnnhhhh! If it *is* werms (Heliothis, I mean), then what do I do? I
can't exactly suck 'em all out of the rotten tomatoes, can I? (Be nice,
now...) Do I spray? Get a biological agent? WMDs? Help! The kids and I
have been hanging out to eat our first home-grown tomatoes and it looks
like it might not happen!


Trish, Woolies sell "trellis grown" tomatoes---they come 6 or 7 hanging
from a leafy piece of the plant.

Woolies also sell super glue ....

Too easy.
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Pppppbbbblllfffttt!!! Woolies' tomatoes are PB dear. Besides, we
actually managed to pick a lovely ripe red (grubless) fruit this arvo
and it was *sublime*.

And isn't superglue poisonous...?

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If it is grubs / caterpillars then Dipel will do the job of getting
rid of them without poisoning the rest of your garden.

Tish


For leaf eaters certainly but once they burrow into the fruit it's no good
because it is not a contact poison they have to ingest it.

David


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If it is grubs / caterpillars then Dipel will do the job of getting
rid of them without poisoning the rest of your garden.

Tish


For leaf eaters certainly but once they burrow into the fruit it's no
good because it is not a contact poison they have to ingest it.

David


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Tellya what: try biting lasciviously into a lovely red, sun-warmed ripe
tomato and discovering *half* a grub in that which is yet uneaten.

O! The chagrin! =:-0

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Trish Brown writes:
Tellya what: try biting lasciviously into a lovely red, sun-warmed ripe
tomato and discovering *half* a grub in that which is yet uneaten.


Eggactly! Why I recommend the home-gardener grows egg or cherry tomatoes.
You can pop each in whole and enjoy the flavour burst according to taste
alone.

Out of sight, and out of mind ....
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