Treating Curly Top Virus Tomato curly top virus, as well as pepper curly top virus, can be avoided if some shade is provided. The leafhopper feeds mostly in the direct sunlight and will not feed on plants that are shaded. Use a shade cloth in very sunny locations or place plants where they will receive some shade.
- How do you treat curly top virus on tomatoes?
- How do you treat tomato viruses?
- What causes tomato plants to curl at the top?
How do you treat curly top virus on tomatoes?
There is no chemical to treat plant with curly top virus, and an insecticide won't control the leafhoppers that transmit curly top virus. By the time you apply an insecticide in one location, they will have likely moved on to a different faraway location already.
How do you treat tomato viruses?
How do you treat tomato spotted wilt virus? As it is not possible to cure infected plants, once plants begin to show symptoms of tomato spotted wilt virus, they must be removed from the garden and destroyed.
What causes tomato plants to curl at the top?
High winds, blowing dust and low humidity can damage the leaves and stems on tomato plants. Heat and low moisture can cause the edges of the tomato leaves to die back, then twist and curl. Hot dry weather may also cause a symptom called physiological leaf roll.