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 |