Good pictures. I answered on other forum also. Google "tomato russet mite" Linda

Thank you Linda! I checked your answer and did a search for tomato russet mite. I just went to buy product to take care of the problem. Hopefully, I'm not too late.

Keep us posted and good luck! Linda

Well Linda, it appears I did have the dreaded tomato russet mite. Fortunately, it appears it was caught in time for a recovery. Thank you for your help.

I followed a homemade insecticide recipe someone had posted on the forum that involved garlic, mineral oil, water & soap and it appears to have worked. I just put my second treatment on this morning to catch any mites I may have missed last week.

We'll see how it continues.

az_pamperedchef any chance you could post the recipe here?

Sure I can, Thissisme.

4 tbs chopped garlic
2 tbs mineral oil
2 cups water
a few drops of dish soap

Soak garlic in oil overnight. Strain oil, add to a spray bottle with water & dish soap. Spray unto plants.

Hope it helps!

Thanks az_pamperedchef. It takes a two gallon sprayer though to spray my tomatoes. I think spraying wettable sulfur is a lot cheaper in the kind of volume I need.

You're welcome, thisisme.