In a message dated 3/16/08 12:15:38 AM, Ray writes: > Did you forget water splashing from one plant to another? > That is a common way of transmitting bacterial infection, not viruses. Remember the rules you read all the time about AIDS; the same principles apply. Orchid viruses are spread by the transmission of "body fluids": unsanitary cutting, sloppy repotting, unwashed hands & tables, and group potting. And of course, sex. I have lost a couple of seed parents to infected pollen parents. Iris
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