In our last fun filled episode, 21 Jun 2004 04:22:07 GMT,
(JTULL5) proclaimed:


The problem:
The leaves are beginning to curl, especially on the bottom half of the plant.


Aaaaaeeeeeiiiii!

Leaves that curl up are the first warning of spit! thrips.
While
plants can survive a little spit! thrip damage, most vanities
can't survive their Weapon of Mass Destruction, Tomato
Spotted Wilt Virus, however.

spit!Thrips are almost too small to see. but if you put an
infected leaf in some alcohol and shake it, you can gleefully
watch their bodies float away from the leaf.

You don't say where you are, but spit! thrips have been an
especially bad problem in the Southeast for the last few years.


Penelope


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"ElissaAnn"