So, I've just discovered a major infestation of THRIPS has taken over my tomatoes, chillis, and bell peppers, and I've now got 30-odd very poorly plants. Tomato spotted wilt virus has ravaged my small crop - just as they were flowering and fruiting.

Gutted.

I've begun the sad task of throwing out all my plants.

I basically need to know what to do now?

Do I throw away the soil and get new? (I have containers).
Will new containers in the same location get a re-infestation?
Should I take some measures to prevent a future crop from being infested too?

Any practical advice, please.

On Sunday, December 2, 2012 7:57:00 PM UTC-7, solar flick wrote:
So, I've just discovered a major infestation of THRIPS has taken over my

tomatoes, chillis, and bell peppers, and I've now got 30-odd very poorly

plants. Tomato spotted wilt virus has ravaged my small crop - just as

they were flowering and fruiting.



Gutted.



I've begun the sad task of throwing out all my plants.



I basically need to know what to do now?



Do I throw away the soil and get new? (I have containers).

Will new containers in the same location get a re-infestation?

Should I take some measures to prevent a future crop from being infested

too?



Any practical advice, please.


solar flick

A fairly comprehensive fact sheet for control can be found he

http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/thrips.pdf

Good luck...you're going to need it.

On 12/2/2012 9:57 PM, solar flick wrote:
So, I've just discovered a major infestation of THRIPS has taken over my
tomatoes, chillis, and bell peppers, and I've now got 30-odd very poorly
plants. Tomato spotted wilt virus has ravaged my small crop - just as
they were flowering and fruiting.

Gutted.

I've begun the sad task of throwing out all my plants.

I basically need to know what to do now?

Do I throw away the soil and get new? (I have containers).
Will new containers in the same location get a re-infestation?
Should I take some measures to prevent a future crop from being infested
too?

Any practical advice, please.




I'm in a similar virus situation with my tomatoes and fungicide will not
keep in check. Next season I'm going to empty old soil, wash pots with
bleach and try new soil.

I had discussed this problem with a guy up the road that maybe has an
acre of tomato plants and a roadside stand and he said that is the only
solution. He had gotten this advise from the agricultural extension at
our local university.

solar flick wrote:

So, I've just discovered a major infestation of THRIPS has taken over my
tomatoes, chillis, and bell peppers, and I've now got 30-odd very poorly
plants. Tomato spotted wilt virus has ravaged my small crop - just as
they were flowering and fruiting.

Gutted.

I've begun the sad task of throwing out all my plants.

I basically need to know what to do now?

Do I throw away the soil and get new? (I have containers).
Will new containers in the same location get a re-infestation?
Should I take some measures to prevent a future crop from being infested
too?

Any practical advice, please.

where are you at?

what were the growing conditions like recently?


songbird