Brugmansia

To all you fellow Brugmansia lovers:
    My three Brugmansias (in pots) are the only high-maintenance plants that I have, and they are my babies.  I fertilize them heavily and they reward me with tons of blooms almost year-round.  My problem is this: my double white is being eaten by small green larvae, which I have been hand-picking.  However, associated with this attack seems to be a sponginess and die-back of terminal branchlets.  Has the worm infestation brought some disease that sounds familiar to someone?  Does anyone have a possible treatment for this condition? This plant has always been very healthy and bloomed profusely from November through January and March through May in its south-facing covered-deck aspect. I was hoping it was a transient problem, but I am beginning to worry that I may lose the plant before I get to make my Christmas pine- and- white trumpet flower arrangements!  Help!
Karrie Reid
Folsom, CA
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