Nina,

I have purchased Monrovia plants this year. Some
before the announcement and one after. I live in
California where we already have this pathogen in the
soil. Do I have to do anything?

Kits

If they aren't host plants, you have no worries. We don't want to shun
Monrovia, which has done nothing wrong and deserves no blame! If you
bought host plants, you might want to look around your yard and see if you
have any large, glorious oaks sitting around that you cherish and want to
keep healthy. Oaks don't get this disease from other oaks: for the most
part, they catch it from California bay trees (Umbellularia californica).
So if you plant an infected rhododendron or camellia, it might spread it
to bay trees, which will spread it to oaks.

Nina

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