In a message dated 08/16/00 7:28:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, byron.bromley@gsd-co.com writes: << TMV is not a problem per NMSU. Can also be inactivated with dishsoap per NCSU. >> This is another virus warning that I could do without. If everyone who worries about TMV got a case of TMJ, then we'd have proof that there is a gawd. Of course, if potato chips cured baldness, then we wouldn't need proof. Will all listmembers who have lost their Chile crops to TMV please respond (angrily, if you like) to this post? I'm of the opinion that TMV is right up there with the 50 cases of botulism in the USA each year, that's one per state for you Marines. But it doesn't prevent the botulism angst on the list each year. You'll recall, fondly I hope, "BotchULee, botchULa, botchula...etc." Gareth the ChileKnight