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Daylight saving: time for pottering & planting tomatoes

Daylight saving: time for pottering & planting tomatoes

Wally Richards says it’s time to plant our tomatoes but beware the dreaded psyllid pest.

Controlling tomato/potato psyllid in a home garden

Controlling tomato/potato psyllid in a home garden

A new insect pest is attacking tomatoes, potatoes and related crops in New Zealand gardens. The tomato/potato psyllid from North America was first found in New Zealand in 2006, and is still spreading throughout the country. The psyllid can transmit a bacterium, Liberibacter, that is believed to cause the disease ‘psyllid yellows’ in tomatoes and […]