Two species of fire ants are found in Florida. Most notorious is Solenopsis invicta Buren, the red imported fire ant (RIFA), followed by the much less common Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius), the tropical or native fire ant.
Leaf curl is a plant disease characterized by curling of leaves, and caused by a fungus, genus Taphrina, or virus, especially genus Begomovirus of the family Geminiviridae.
High winds, blowing dust and low humidity. can damage the leaves and stems on tomato. plants. Heat and low moisture can cause the. edges of the tomato leaves to die back, then. twist and curl. Hot dry weather may also cause a symptom. called physiological leaf roll. This is a self-. defense response, where leaves and leaflets curl. slightly to prevent further water loss (Fig.