For the past several years my tomatoes have started to decline just as the tomatoes are maturing, and then the plant slowly died.
I have posted on several garden sites, contacted my local ag agent, and had numerous suggestions from all over the country, and up until this week was unable to identify this serious culprit in my garden. After several years of frustration, I have finally identified the culprit. Thanx to a gentleman from the England, it turns out to be the vine weevil. He also suggestion a cure, a beneficial nematode that kills the destructive larva.
Since I only use BT & neem oil, neither of these have had any effect on the vine weevil larva. The larva enters the plant below ground, and works it's way up the stem, eating the inside, and leaving a hollowed stem, unable to sustain the plant. When the larva mature, they exit the stem, and repeat the cycle.
From previous posting, I believe there are others with the same problem. Hope this helped some of my fellow tomato growers
jean001
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