Seedlings need help

appleaday · 11-06-2009, 01:49 PM

Hi. My tomato and eggplant seedlings were doing great and now all of a sudden some of them are dying :-(
There is a strange pattern on the leaves. As if slugs were on the them but it is defintely not the case. What is causing this? I have added some organic plant food called Nitrosol recently.
Thank you

dcarch · 11-06-2009, 03:18 PM

I think you got leaf miner insect problem.

dcarch

ddsack · 11-07-2009, 10:50 AM

I agree with dcarch -- looks like leaf miners.

Are the plants actually dying? Sometimes it's more of a cosmetic thing, where the leaves are damaged and look unsightly, but the plant is able to keep ahead with producing new growth. I don't have much problem with this here in the north on my tomatoes, but when I tried to grow them in Mexico, I noticed these white tunnels on all my plants. They survived and went on to produce fruit without any treatment.

Some info:

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r783300911.html

appleaday · 11-08-2009, 12:00 PM

Thank you all.

11-06-2009, 01:49 PM	#1
appleaday Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 5	Seedlings need help Hi. My tomato and eggplant seedlings were doing great and now all of a sudden some of them are dying :-( There is a strange pattern on the leaves. As if slugs were on the them but it is defintely not the case. What is causing this? I have added some organic plant food called Nitrosol recently. Thank you Attached Thumbnails

11-07-2009, 10:50 AM	#3
ddsack Dirt digging paddler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northern Minnesota z3 Posts: 20	I agree with dcarch -- looks like leaf miners. Are the plants actually dying? Sometimes it's more of a cosmetic thing, where the leaves are damaged and look unsightly, but the plant is able to keep ahead with producing new growth. I don't have much problem with this here in the north on my tomatoes, but when I tried to grow them in Mexico, I noticed these white tunnels on all my plants. They survived and went on to produce fruit without any treatment. Some info: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r783300911.html __________________ Dee ........

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11-06-2009, 03:18 PM	#2
dcarch Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Zone 6 NY Posts: 718	I think you got leaf miner insect problem. dcarch

11-08-2009, 12:00 PM	#4
appleaday Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 5	Thank you all.