Table 1: Most Common Pests and their Causal Agents which Attacks Tomato in Jordan [154].

Fungi

Fusarium wilt

Black mold

Early blight

 

Fusarium oxysporum

Alternaria alternata

Alternaria solani

Bacteria

Bacterial canker

Bacterial speck

 

Clavibacter michiganensis

Pseudomonas syringae

Oomycetes

Buckeye rot (Phytophthora root rot)

Late blight

 

Phytophthora spp.

Phytophthora infestans

Viruses

Tomato mosaic virus

Tomato spotted wilt

Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl disease

 

Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV)

Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)

Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV)

Insects

Beet armyworm

Tomato fruit worm (Corn earworm)

 

Spodoptera exigua

Helicoverpa zea

Nematodes

Root knot nematode

 

Meloidogyne spp.

Mites

Spider mites (Two-spotted spider mite)

 

Tetranychus urticae