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Mon, Jun 9, 14 at 19:32
| Can anyone answer this thread's question? "Is Rose killing Rose rosette being spread by infected commercial mulch?" http://www.allenonline.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/23445/pid/169037/post/last/m/1/ |
Here is a link that might be useful: link for above
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| We know how it spreads. It's not from mulch. Not saying it couldn't happen, but I doubt the mites would survive being chopped up and then composted. |
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- Posted by jazzmom516 Zone 7 LI, NY (My Page) on Tue, Jun 10, 14 at 14:04
| I doubt it too with commercial mulch and their composted temperatures. I am concerned that another vector for this disease might be aphids as they mimic the mites in terms of their sucking parts of the sap. Currently from what I understand, there is not enough research money or someone setting up a scientific study to determine if aphids are another vector of this disease. |
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| I bought a bunch of bags of mulch this weekend. I forgot to put out two of them. So last night I opened them and put them down. The mulch was so HOT!. I hope that killed all the weeds I put it over. Those bags sit out in the sun at Home Depot or whatever. I'm not sure the mites could survive that. But still, don't put a RRD bush in the landfill or compost! |
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