this spring one of my huge new dawns had rrd. i removed the plant, removed the 19 multiflora patches at the edges of my property and bought and distributed predatory mites. well another huge new dawn [i had three in all originally] has just put out fall growth full of witches brooms, so i am removing it now. it was about 30' away from the previously infected plant. there is a belinda's dream nearby with red new growth, which is small, but not really strange looking. i am keeping an eye on it, as i cant find any descriptions that mention if its new growth is supposed to be red. most of my HTs have red new foliage, and always have in the past. it is so frustrating that the biggest most vigorous established plants seem to be the hardest hit. i noticed the plants mentioned as getting RRD seemed to usually be huge climbers esp. new dawn, and shrubs, then HTs. i realized i hadnt seen minis mentioned. i searched gardenweb mini rose forum for rrd and rosette, and got zero posts about rrd. i dont know if minis are too short to get it, or mini growers are spraying miticide non-stop to kill the red spider mites, or the red spider mites are eating the eriophyid mite [which i've read can happen] ann, you posted last summer: The reasoning behind using wiltproof ties to the way that the flightless eriophyid mites get around- they are dropped by breezes when the breeze slows down. Thanks to the dissertation of Abdullah Kassar at WVU, if they land on a rose, they sense it and stay. If they land on a non-rose they try to catch the next breeze away. What we hope is happening with the wiltproof and other anti-transpirants is that they land on the wiltproof and reason "not rose" and leave. So as to how often to spray wiltproof...you'd like to keep the leaves and stems coated. Spray accordingly i bought wiltpruf to spray the new dawn i am in the process of removing, and the belindas dream i am watching. i am using it instead of hairspray. it forms a polymer coating, which i think might trap existing mites on the plants, just like the hairspray. i wouldnt give the mites that much credit in terms of intention -- it also might be that the anti-transpirants seal up the crevices they need to crawl into to not get blown about in the wind. in http://www.ars.org/pdfs/rose_rosette.pdf, it says shrub roses are most affected because their petioles provide a tight crevice, whereas HTs arent as good a host. if the mites are so prone to be blown about by the wind, maybe if the do land on a plant without good crevices,either because of the plants natural anatomy, or because wiltpruf has filled in those crevices,the mites get blown off on the next breeze before they can transmit rrd.

I am 28 years old and living with Alopecia Areata for the past year and a half. I remember the first time I found my bald spot, it was April 1st 2007 Aprils Fools Day. My friend actually found it during her visit when she was blow drying my hair. I vividly remember freaking out as I saw the quarter size spot in the mirror. I panicked and searched the internet for an answer. I had recently started new birth control pills and was convinced that was the culprit, so I immediately stopped them and scheduled an appointment with a dermatologist. To make matters worse, I was living by myself in Chicago because I was going to school for my doctorate in psychology, all my family and friends were in New York, I had no health insurance, worked part time and was living off of my school loan money. When I saw the dermatologist she told me it was Alopecia Areata (A.A) and gave me cortisone shots that hurt like HELL!!!! I cried in her office, in my car on the way home, and for the next several weeks. I became obsessed with monitoring the spot and would check multiple times a day. I soon began to see other spots in the same area and freaked out again. The more I tried to relax and get my mind off of the A.A the more stressed I became. I made my monthly visits to the dermatologist who charged me a discount rate of $100 dollars. I searched the internet and tried to find any type of cure or alternative medicine. I started acupuncture, took a whole bunch of herbal supplements, and ate healthier. After 2 months, I was less anxious because I saw some hair regrowth. But I still had to be creative with my hair styles to hide my bald spots. After 3 months I finished school and moved back to New York. I thought this was going to "cure" my A.A. because I would be back home in my comfort zone. Of course, I was wrong, and my A.A was stronger than ever. I tired an oil based hair tonic, but that didnt help, it just made my hair greasy and knotty. I finally had health insurance through a new job and didnt waste any time finding a dermatologist in New York City. I continued with the acupuncture and herbal supplements but after a while I could no longer afford it because acupuncture was not covered through my insurance. After several months, I noticed that I was generally less anxious and stressed out and didnt really worry about the spots as much. I would still find new spots where I parted my hair, but I just covered them by using black eyebrow pencil. But the good news is that the big spots were virtually covered with short hair. I continued my internet search of herbal remedies and made several trips to Whole Foods (Natural/Organic supermarket). I did find something called Helminthic therapy for inflammation, which is essentially what A.A. is, an inflammation of the hair follicle which is being attacked by the white blood cells in our body. Anyway, its premise is to ingest a parasite or worm in the body so it can fight off the inflammation. It all sounds gross to me, so I canned that idea. I also found on the internet an A.A pill called Ban Tu Wan which is sold in Chinese herbal stores. I am going to try this pill and see what happens. Has anyone heard of it or tried it?

Hi Nancy, I am also new here. I have been using Oestrogel for 2 months now. It has helped some with night sweats however, I am just hot all of the time. Like you 60 degrees is about right for me. What dose of the gel are you on? Maybe you just need a slight increase. I would like to caution you about the Effexor. I read that it could help with hot flashes & asked my Dr for it. They told me that it is a nightmare to get off of it. I have since heard from others that are having a horrible time trying to stop that med. Gale

Ladies may I join you in this discussion? I am a young healthy looking 62. And today is my first visit here after looking up adrenaline I sure understand better now That's what I have going on MY NATURE'S PACE MAKER.working. Adrenaline After a stay in icu heart recently everyone finally agreed i am mot crazy.it was.my heart. The docs installed is a device catch my heart acting badly is a heart tracker like halter monitor. Under my chest muscles on top of my heart. I can cause it record what just happened.. iam write with excitment because your stories are all so familiar. These stories for me begin after mitral valve repair. 7 years ago. Basic problem ..unless the doc sees the heart behaving badly they deny the problem. All this time we never could catch it Last doc said bluntly if we dont see it didnt happen. You must to er Well recent at 230 am it woke me up, just as you have described. I went directly to the er They caught the serious thing! Arrithemia and more then two days in icu. Now meds have slowed my heart from 70 to 52 while docs decide what to do. Last night I realized I was having an adreilin rush. The same rush I went to a neurologist for help. Over a year and half. Often it also affect my skin. Goose bumps crawling feeling all day long! Well have I got news for him.I was not crazy about that either. my gp I visited last month just to say. I know you don't know what is wrong but I still got it. Knows too I sat in neros office two months ago ,,,same thing. I said dr i just want you know ME when I end up in er..and i need you. well it was er straight to icu. Home now with electrical issues. Last last night meds have my average at 52 bpm.it woke me. 2 3 am. I use my tricks to get back to sleep.as soon as felt sleep coming on the stomach feeling spread. It woke me up heart pounding.sweat .out of breath!!! Happened several times . then checked average heart rate on my Garmin. 48. Average 48 so i was probably lower. Maybe 45! My natural pace maker kicked in every time sleep lowered bpm and I was short on air. Natural pace maker? Adrenaline can't wait to see what was recorded on my device Thank you body! Now I think i know what as going on for long time hidden from doc view. Electric shock adrenaline style