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Tomato > Leaves > Curled/distorted/unusually shaped leaves
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Aphids
- Active during spring and summer
- Feeding by small or moderate numbers of aphids usually does not cause visible symptoms; feeding by larger numbers of aphids can cause curling, stunting, and wilting of leaves
- 1/10th inch long
- Small insects, pear-shaped, usually greenish; clustered on leaves
- More on aphids
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Virus
Cucumber mosaic virus, tomato mosaic virus, tomato
spotted wilt virus and more
- Leaves are mottled with yellow and light green patches
- Leaves are misshapen; unusually long and thin like a shoestring or curled and deformed
- Fruit have yellow blotches or brown rings
- Plants are stunted even when neighboring plants look healthy and tall
- More information on Virus
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Leaf Roll
Abiotic
- Leaves curl upward and inward, creating a tube in severe cases
- Leaves become thick and leathery
- Occurs in response to drought stress
- More information on Leaf Roll
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Herbicide Damage
- Leaves are twisted, cupped, curled, or distorted
- Veins in leaves are thick and close together
- Leaves may be bleached or browned
- Side of the plant closest to the herbicide application is most severely affected
- In sever cases the entire plant may be affected
- More information on Herbicide Damage
