Kill it before it spreads

Growers and landscapers are concerned about boxwood blight and are determined to prevent its spread. Dr. Nina Shiskoff, Foreign Disease Weed Science Research Unit, USDA-ARS, admitted managing boxwood blight is complicated. “The pathogen can be spread on tools, by water splash, wreaths, vehicles, boots, infested litter or animals,” she said. “Another complication is that if