Infested

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Friday US COVID News

“COVID-19 was the leading cause of death in the U.S. this week” CBS News

“From California to Kansas, Massachusetts to Florida, and everywhere in-between, doctors, nurses, funeral home directors and food bank organizers are bracing for a devastating season. They're already stretched thin and exhausted after months of confronting the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, but they fear the worst is still yet to come.” NY Times

A vaccine is on the way. But before a large proportion of Americans will be able to get vaccinated, “another 500,000-plus people in the US could die of Covid-19 between now and April, Dr. Anthony Fauci said.” CNN

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The photo above is one of my house plants under attack by mealybug.
Although I check my plants every day, I just noticed this today. It is unsettling. These plant killers just popped up “out of nowhere.” Sadly, mealybug are a difficult condition to control. They also spread extremely fast.