This week I will be talking about bacterial spot and bacterial speck on tomatoes. The following information for this article came from The Ohio State University Department of Plant Pathology.

Most tomato diseases are pretty serious and can cause irreversible damage to the plant and/or the fruit. However, Harbach says if you catch bacterial spots on the tomato fruit early enough ...

No fruiting bodies will be seen if it is bacterial spot. Late blight is a severe leaf spot, caused by a fungus-like Oomycete pathogen. Late blight affects tomato and potato, and causes a dark, greasy ...

Tomatoes are in the nightshade family along with potatoes, peppers, and eggplants. They can develop many of the same diseases, such as blight, wilt, bacterial spot, and anthracnose. Keeping these ...

Tony in Fairfax writes: “How do I identify which tomato plants, if any, are resistant to bacterial spot (Xanthomonas vesicatoria) and bacterial speck (Pseudomonas syringae)? Most seed packets ...

Tomatoes represent a $1.9 billion annual crop, nationwide. They’re planted on 330,000 acres across 18 states, but diseases such as bacterial spot can ravage the popular crop. Bacterial diseases ...

Handout image of a label for recalled Ray & Mascari Inc. 4 Count Vine Ripe Tomatoes. Salmonella infection is a common bacterial disease that affects the intestinal tract, according to the Mayo Clinic.