My tomato plant needs your help!?

Question

it has tons of tiny white bugs on the undersides of its leaves. Are they harmful to the plant? I apply an Organic Dust (7 Dust) every week on top and bottoms of leaves to help fight bugs and other things. What should I do? There are also many little bumps on the main stem that look like they have a small opening on the end. What are these and what should be done about them? Thanks

Answer 1

I would agree with the above answer.  Pesticides, however, I do not like to eat, so try this.  4tbsp, baking soda, 3 tbsp soybean oil, 2tbsp, dish soap to one half gallon of water.  Add the soap last!  Or else, yup, lots of suds. Spray all the foliage completely.  That will take care of the white flys, now for the scale:  Targets: scale, whitefly and other pests.

Soybean oil has proven to be nearly as effective as petroleum dormant and summer oils in minimizing scale, whitefly and other pests. Soybean oil has the added benefit of being less likely to burn plants or cause skin irritation to applicators than petroleum oils. Soybean oil can be used at the rate of 4-7 tablespoons per gallon of water as a summer oil to smother whiteflies. It can also be used at the rate of 7-10 tablespoons per gallon as a dormant oil to minimize scale.  I believe the olive oil would do the same if readily available.  But I know the soybean oil will take care of the white fly, and scale.

here is a good website for kitchen remedys (much healthier to eat)

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/gard...

and another for tomatoe diseases, just click on the pictures for what you see as the same prob as yours, it will diagnose disease for you.  And give you tips for prevention and cure.  They mostley suggest chemical, but I still like organic, kitchen remedys.  They are equally effective, and non toxic.

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/tomat...

Answer 2

whiteflies and scale.  insecticide