Yes, Tomato Russet Mite. It is vicious, it overwinters and unless I change the soil, it wipes out my tomatoes.
Having said that, if you don't have that particular pest, it isn't as much of a problem.
You can solarize to sterilize the soil in the EB to kill it, but the warm, sunny period I would need to do that is the same time I need to use the box. I know Marsha grew all winter so she would solarize for 6-8 weeks or so in the summer and that would solve it for her.
The dilemma is, the fresh soil has not broken down the lime yet, so I invariably get BER with the refreshed boxes. I go with it because it is the lesser of two evils, really.
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