TC Reader Question: Help! Insects are Killing my Tomato Plants
By Kira Hamman
“Can you help us identify this bug that is killing our tomato plants? It is very tiny, white, multi-legged (maybe 6 legs - too small to determine), goes in and hollows out the root and stem of the tomato plants.”
This is tricky without a photo. Tiny white bugs that attack tomatoes include whiteflies and aphids (which come in virtually every color of the rainbow), although neither of those matches your description perfectly.
Whiteflies are generally found around the flowers of tomato plants, so if you’re seeing these guys on the roots and stem, it’s probably Read the rest of this entry »
By Kira Hamman








