WHILE WATERING MY TOMATOE PLANTS, I NOTICED WHITE SPECKS ALL OVER THEM. AFTER A CLOSER LOOK , THE WHITE SPECKS LOOK LIKE VERY SMALL ANTS BY THE THOUSANDS. AT THIS TIME THE PLANTS STILL LOOK HEALTHY. I USUALLY GO TO THE GARDEN IN EARLY MORNING AND LATE EVENING. HAV'NT NOTICED THEM IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU DJ

-- DJ RENDELUK (drendeluk@csweb.net), July 08, 2001

Answers

Sounds like aphids. Spray them down with the water hose and knock them off. If they are aphids try insectisdal{sp} soap or a garlic spray. Hope this helps. Sherry

-- sherry (chickadee259@yahoo.com), July 08, 2001.

Dressing the "feet" of a tomato plant with compost or vermicompost in a area about 12 inches in diameter helps control little creepy crawlies also.

-- Jay Blair in N. AL (jayblair678@yahoo.com), July 08, 2001.