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Tomato > Whole plant > Plant falls over from base

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    Credit: Eric Burkness
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    Credit: Sharon Smith

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green arrowCutworms

  • Damage occurs during spring and summer
  • Stem chewed within 1 inch of base of plant (occurs during spring)
  • Can chew holes in leaves (spring and early summer)
  • Can chew holes in tomato fruit (summer)
  • Cutworms are grayish or brownish and up to 2 inches long; typically found during day hiding in soil
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    Credit: Michelle Grabowski
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    Credit: Michelle Grabowski

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    Credit: Michelle Grabowski

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green arrowDamping Off
Pythium sp. Rhizoctonia sp. Phytophthora sp. and others

  • Occurs in seedlings and young transplants only
  • First stem turns dark at soil line
  • Plant wilts, turns dark and rots

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