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Bugs on our tomato (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 12 hours ago by naeap@sopuli.xyz to c/greenspace

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Have never seen those bugs before. A whole bunch of them on our only tomato surviver this year.

This is in Austria, if that helps.

Thanks!!

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[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Thanks!
Checked them already after skull givers answer, but haven't found anything - maybe they already all hatched now...

This season is already fucked and gone. So I'm currently looking into ways to prevent this next year.

I've read that spraying peppermint helps to keep them away. But we got a bit really wanted mint plant this year, which sits just 25-50cm away from the tomatoes.
Either it's a different mint and only peppermint works, or the plant alone just isn't enough...

[–] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

BT or real Neem?

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 hours ago

Didn't try, but could work

I had some very good experience with lady bugs against aphids. So I was looking for something like that and found a "caterpillar fly" (direct translation, not sure if this is correct. Scientific name: Trichopoda pictipennis)

Maybe I could set them out in my balcony garden. But as it's not a real garden, but only a few larger flower boxes, I'm afraid they won't make it long with an active infestation.

But I also haven't found a shop for them yet and don't know, if they can be applied like lady bugs.
Can't stress enough how well that worked against aphids - and I really like them :⁠-⁠)
With a little "bug hotel" they also came back and tried to settle. But sadly our apartment block had the balconies renovated and I needed to move the hotel and now need to start fresh...