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Tomato munchers
I'm finally getting a few ripe tomatoes after a cool, rainy summer but every
tomato that's ripened so far has holes eaten in it. Today I found the culprits - it seems to be sowbugs munching the holes. Does anyone have a suggestion to preserve my remaining crop?? Thanks for any help. |
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I've only seen sowbugs at ground level. Are your tomatoes not supported in
cages or some such thing? "snafu" wrote in message ... I'm finally getting a few ripe tomatoes after a cool, rainy summer but every tomato that's ripened so far has holes eaten in it. Today I found the culprits - it seems to be sowbugs munching the holes. Does anyone have a suggestion to preserve my remaining crop?? Thanks for any help. |
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"snafu" wrote in
: I'm finally getting a few ripe tomatoes after a cool, rainy summer but every tomato that's ripened so far has holes eaten in it. Today I found the culprits - it seems to be sowbugs munching the holes. Does anyone have a suggestion to preserve my remaining crop?? Thanks for any help. the sowbugs are opportunists, not the culprit. holes in tomatoes could be : tomato hornworm, chipmunks, squirrels, slugs, mice, voles... go look at the tomatoes at night & see if there are slugs. cool, rainy summers are slug heaven. lee |
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If it's damage during the day, then I'd guess squirrels. But if it's at
night the it's probably mice or dare I say rats. enigma wrote in : "snafu" wrote in : I'm finally getting a few ripe tomatoes after a cool, rainy summer but every tomato that's ripened so far has holes eaten in it. Today I found the culprits - it seems to be sowbugs munching the holes. Does anyone have a suggestion to preserve my remaining crop?? Thanks for any help. the sowbugs are opportunists, not the culprit. holes in tomatoes could be : tomato hornworm, chipmunks, squirrels, slugs, mice, voles... go look at the tomatoes at night & see if there are slugs. cool, rainy summers are slug heaven. lee |
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