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Dodder: Parasitic Vine That Strangles Garden Plants

Orange, spaghetti-thin vines without roots are dodder (Cuscuta), a parasite. It wraps hosts, taps their vascular tissue, then loses ground connection. Control: pull and destroy all infected plants immediately; monitor next spring to prevent reestablishment.

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