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Tobacco Streak Virus (TSV) found on Tomato in New Jersey

Plant & Pest Advisory – July 7, 2025 – Andy Wyenandt

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Tobacco Streak Virus (TSV) was found on fresh-market tomato this past week insouthern New Jersey. TSV has a host range of close to 200 species, includingcranberry, tobacco, tomato, pepper, asparagus, bean, soybean, mustard, radish,a number of ornamental hosts as well as weeds such as thistle, field bindweed,and jimsonweed. Like Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV), the […]

Resistance-breaking Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in New Jersey

Plant and Pest Advisory – Andy Wyenandt – September 13, 2024

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Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) has caused significant problems for some fresh-market tomato andpepper growers in New Jersey the past few growing seasons. Although not uncommon, economiclosses these past few years have been extensive on some farms. TSWV is vectored by various species of thrips, a common vegetable insect pest that seems tobe on the […]