By Kristi Waterworth As gardeners, we face a lot of hurdles when it comes to keeping our plants alive and healthy. If the soil’s wrong, the pH is off, there are too many bugs (or not enough bugs), or disease sets in, we’ve got to know what to do and do it right away. Bacterial or fungal diseases can be devastating, but they usually give us a fighting chance. Viroids and viruses are another story altogether. Impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) is one of the most common viruses in the plant world. It’s an intimidating diagnosis for your plants, but without understanding the disease, you’ll never be able to manage it properly. What is INSV? INSV is an aggressive plant virus that can quickly infect greenhouses and gardens, and is especially common in impatiens plants. It results in total losses, since plants affected by impatiens necrotic spot virus are no longer
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