we have had 4 cases of it here on st. simons island, ga. i had to pull one "black" plant and one big beef. both were loaded with fruit. my neighbor two doors down had to pull two of his plants. why it didnt affect the other plants, i will never know. i had it once befor back in '06. it seems the colder the winter, the more the virus. i guess the thrips are just extra hungry from being cold longer. ill have a ton of foliar disease to deal with in the next month as well. it has been raining here almost non stop for three days and they expect it to continue for three more days. the rain situation here is definently feast or famine.
