Spider wrote in
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Have followed this thread and agree with replies. However, no-one has
covered the fact that any rsm that has recently sucked dry a virused
plant can transmit that virus to the new plant. In most cases, there
is no treatment and the plant(s) must be destroyed. This is also true
of aphids and other sap-sucking or plant-chewing insects. It doesn't
sound as if this was the case with the OP's plant, but it's another
thing to watch out for.


I thank you all for the input. Can anyone explain how the plant is actually
killed? I was hoping that once I had killed the pests, that new leaves
would start to grow, but the plant shows absolyutely no sign of life. How
come? Maybe it was infected with a killer virus by the pest?

I have another propagated cutting of the same hibiscus sitting on the smae
window sill. That was also attacked by the bug, but not so heavily. It is
doing fine now, since I sprayed it with a horticultural bug spray.

Al