I experienced the same thing as Lee's dad. I found one branch that looked fishy on a huge Lollipop plant I had. I normally first see TSWV at the top of the plant on the newest foliage but this branch was halfway down the plant. I cut it off and for several weeks thought I must have been wrong and the plant was fine. This plant was a monster and very dense and much later, I discovered that the whole inside of the plant was covered with TSWV spots. This was a cherry plant and I had planted all my cherries by the back door. I'd already lost two tomatoes in my main garden area but removed those quickly.
This year was not as bad for me as 2006 in terms of TSWV but I can't say if that's because it was colder from mid January on or because I was so much quicker to remove infected plants this time. Maybe both. In any case, I'm afraid this is something those of us in this area are going to have to start dealing with every season from now on, not just when we have a mild winter.
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Michele
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