My tomato plants have white,veins on the leaves.
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L.D
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I planted seeds from a tomato I purchased at a vegetable stand,they are growing well. The plants are about 6-8 inches tall and almost ready to plant in the ground. Some of the leaves have a white vein like lines on the leaves. Is it harmful? Is it a disease? I hope you can see this.
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That is Leaf Miner. Remove the affected leaves to control break out. They are difficult to kill because it is IN the leaf and hard to get to with a contact spray, and most systemics are not something you would be able to harvest the fruit afterwards. If it takes over the whole tomato I advise disposing of the entire plant in a plastic bag so that you don't have them spread to other plants in your landscape or garden.
360 Sod (Donna Dixson)
on Oct 01, 2013
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Thank you,Donna. How can I prevent this? I still have seeds I wanted to plant next tomato season,would the seeds be effected?
L.D
on Oct 01, 2013
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Not a very good picture but I think you have an infection of Leaf miner. No need to worry about the fruit being contaminated. if it is only a few leaves pinch them off and dispose of them well away from the plants. If it is a major infection then the plant may be too weak to set fruit.
Coco Tree Service Corp
on Oct 03, 2013
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It's leaf miner.
Rose McDonald
on Oct 07, 2014
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