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"Jonno" wrote:

I am concerned that after using a tomato dusting powder, that the bees have
gone missing in my garden.
While I would like to prevent tomato diseases which have decimated my tomato
plants later on in the season, with the leaves curling up, and going brown
and drying up. I am not sure of what do.
Yates do warn of not using the dusting powder, when bees are foraging, but
what else can you do to prevent diseases?
Any ideas anyone?

What disease were you trying to prevent with this dusting powder, and does the
powder claim to prevent it at all?
Can you be a bit more precise than "leaves curling up and going brown"?

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I have seen my tomatoes turn up their toes become very straggly and get sick
like I described. If I knew the cause I would not be trying to prevent
everything..The Dusting powder is recommended to be applied every 5 to 10
days and is a multiple disease preventative..Unfortunately this had some
disastrous effects with the bees.
I think some of the survived and I saw a couple in my garden again. The
problem is they're few and far between.
Do bees pollinate tomatoes or are they self pollinating?

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In article ,
"Jonno" wrote:

I am concerned that after using a tomato dusting powder, that the bees
have
gone missing in my garden.
While I would like to prevent tomato diseases which have decimated my
tomato
plants later on in the season, with the leaves curling up, and going
brown
and drying up. I am not sure of what do.
Yates do warn of not using the dusting powder, when bees are foraging,
but
what else can you do to prevent diseases?
Any ideas anyone?

What disease were you trying to prevent with this dusting powder, and does
the
powder claim to prevent it at all?
Can you be a bit more precise than "leaves curling up and going brown"?

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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http://chookiesbackyard.blogspot.com/

On Jan 7, 9:36*am, "Jonno" wrote:
Do bees pollinate tomatoes or are they self pollinating?


Depends on which bees you mean. Honeybees do not pollinate tomatoes,
but many native bees do (and if you're in Tasmania bumblebees will
also pollinate them). Tomatoes require a special kind of pollination
called buzz pollination, which honeybees cannot do. I understand that
tomatoes can be effectively wind pollinated, but don't know much about
it.

HTH
Tish

In article ,
"Jonno" wrote:

I have seen my tomatoes turn up their toes become very straggly and get sick
like I described. If I knew the cause I would not be trying to prevent
everything..The Dusting powder is recommended to be applied every 5 to 10
days and is a multiple disease preventative..Unfortunately this had some
disastrous effects with the bees.

I am trying to find out WHICH diseases you thought you were preventing. What
does this preparation prevent?

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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http://chookiesbackyard.blogspot.com/

The only answer , as I'm not a scientist or expert on diseases is "all of
em" as its a multi purpose dust.
I don't know what causes the plants to get sick.
When I get my Diploma of Plant diseases, I could answer you.. As it is, I'm
as much in the dark as you are regarding the problems I have had in the
past.
I will take pictures if I see the diseases, and put them on the web, then
some one may know. The problem occurs as described previously..
It could be mildew /fungal problems or a virus disease transmitted by
thrips. It seem to happen later on into the season and they blacken and dry
out.
High humidity, lack of air movement seems to hasten the problem and tomatoes
are not very productive after that.
BTW, I am not as careful lwithe watering the plant as I should be as the
leaves often get wet and make contact with the soil...
PS I wish I did have that diploma.... but that all I can give you.

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In article ,
"Jonno" wrote:

I have seen my tomatoes turn up their toes become very straggly and get
sick
like I described. If I knew the cause I would not be trying to prevent
everything..The Dusting powder is recommended to be applied every 5 to 10
days and is a multiple disease preventative..Unfortunately this had some
disastrous effects with the bees.

I am trying to find out WHICH diseases you thought you were preventing.
What
does this preparation prevent?

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

http://chookiesbackyard.blogspot.com/