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Barb_FL · February 2, 2017

Your tomatoes look great and your kids are adorable. Great to have helpers.

So you got your EB / Plants off the porch.

Was it Russet Mites that did your NBD in? I had RM on most of my fall plants; I'm sure it started with the dwarfs and took them out fast. Here is a cheapo scope that I bought that can really see those bugs/larvae affecting the leaves.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I'm fascinated by it and can't believe I see the RM larvae even on the spring seedlings.

Once I identified it and treated it, some of the plants rebounded quickly.

February 2, 2017	#6
Barb_FL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Indialantic, Florida Posts: 2,000	Your tomatoes look great and your kids are adorable. Great to have helpers. So you got your EB / Plants off the porch. Was it Russet Mites that did your NBD in? I had RM on most of my fall plants; I'm sure it started with the dwarfs and took them out fast. Here is a cheapo scope that I bought that can really see those bugs/larvae affecting the leaves. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I'm fascinated by it and can't believe I see the RM larvae even on the spring seedlings. Once I identified it and treated it, some of the plants rebounded quickly.