What pests and diseases should I plan for in cherry tomato?
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Cherry tomato faces the same problems as regular tomato: leaf curl virus spread by whitefly, fruit borer, the leaf miner Tuta absoluta, early and late blight, and bacterial wilt in some soils. Fruit cracking after irregular water or rain is a major quality loss specific to ripe small fruit. Manage by using clean seedlings, controlling whitefly and Tuta early with traps and rotated recommended products following the pre harvest interval, staking and pruning for airflow, and keeping irrigation steady to stop cracking. Because the fruit is eaten fresh and whole, respect spray intervals strictly. Confirm the local spray plan with your KVK.
Tuta absoluta mines the leaves and fruit and is hard to stop once heavy. Pheromone traps early and removing affected leaves keeps it manageable for me.