What Causes This??

Lorraine has this in her yard

There are 2 of them widely separated

That is Dasheen Mosaic Virus - definitely NOT a good thing!

Thanks! My feeling was not good when I looked at it, but I wanted to be sure.

I will tell her to pull the plants.

Am assuming that no other EEs should be planted in those spots?

Is this something to always 'pull and destroy'? (I know, dumb Q, viruses are BAD)

I have experimented with the use of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) in mitigating viral infections in EEs. I have seen some success in this. My article on this is here:

http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/730/

If the infected plant is on the rare side, it's worth a try before dumping!

LariAnn

Thanks so much LariAnn, that one at Lorraine's wasn't worth messing with but I have saved the article for future reference. Kenboy has been collecting many EEs so it's good information to have on hand.