What is this white stuff on Tomato plants
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reddit.comPosted Feb 13, 2022, 6:59 AM UTC
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reddit.comGot these plants in the garden at work. Got a few nice little tomato's on them. But noticed on the stalks mainly is this white stuff. Any suggested treatments? Are the tomato's ok to eat still after washing?
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It looks like mealybugs. You can try spraying them down with soapy water or horticultural/neem oil 1-2 times a week. They could affect the edibility of your tomatoes if left to freely populate. They excrete a sticky substance called “honeydew” which is very difficult or impossible to clean off the fruit, especially if it grows sooty mold.
More info and treatment options: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74174.html
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Dawn dish soap and water take honeydew off very easily.
It is just mostly somewhat digested sap after all, and sap being mostly sugars
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The more ya know!
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Looks like mealybugs or whitefly.. spray them off.. or let them ladybugs have a go at them