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Is this virused?


Question
psychopsis leaves
psychopsis leaves  
Hi Wayne King,

I saw some pale yellow pattern on my psychopsis leaves. I've attached the photo.

Is this virused?

I love this plant so much as it flower is very big & showy.

Thanks,
Nwe Lay

Answer
As you probably suspected, it is impossible to say definitively that this is a virused plant without testing. Unfortunately, there are other conditions that can appear to be viral.  The ideal is to have the plant tested for viruses.  Short of that, remove sections of leaf showing symptoms with a sterile cutting tool and discard those sections.  This may work if the suspect virus has not infected all parts of the plant.  In the interim, be careful to not spread the possible virus to your other plants.  Keep the plant a safe distance from the others, avoid touching other plants after having touched the suspect plant without thoroughly cleaning your hands. Do not allow water to splash from the suspect plant to other plants.

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