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Old May 28, 2012   #169
Fusion_power
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Iva, do some due diligence. TSWV does NOT live in soil. It only lives in plants that are alive. There are several hundred species of plants that can be infected and act as virus reservoirs. When thrips feed on the infected plants and then move to tomato plants, they spread the virus as they feed.

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