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Elijablue wrote:
My Tithonia plant has been suffering for several weeks now. The top is all curled and yellow and deformed. Tonight I went to cut the top part off, as the lower lateral shoots look normal. I found the stem has been split and there appear to be black oval eggs inside - probably the reason for the stunted growth. Can anyone ID this for me?