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Plum pox in North America: identification of aphid vectors and a potential role for fruit in virus spread
- Abstract::
- Thirteen aphid species were tested for their ability to transmit Pennsylvania isolates of Plum pox virus (PPV) collected in Columbia (PENN-3), Franklin (PENN-4), and York (PENN-7) Counties, PA. Four species, Aphis fabae, A. spiraecola, Brachycaudus persicae, and Myzus persicae, consistently transmitted PPV in preliminary transmission tests. Two species, Metopolophium dirhodum and Rhopalosiphum padi, were occasional inefficient vectors. Toxoptera citricida, from Florida, also was an effective vector but it does not occur in major stone-fruit-growing states. Species not transmitting PPV in parallel tests included Acyrthosiphon pisum, Aphis glycines, Aulacorthum solani, Macrosiphum euphorbiae, Rhopalosiphum maidis, and Sitobion avenae. When given a 3-day probing access period simultaneously on PPV-infected peach seedlings and healthy peach seedlings, Myzus persicae, Aphis spiraecola, A. fabae, and B. persicae transmitted PPV to 63, 31, 38, and 32% of the healthy peach seedlings, respectively. When given a similar probing period on PPV-infected peach fruit and healthy peach seedlings, the same aphid species transmitted PPV to 50, 35, 0, and 0% of seedlings, respectively. Results support the hypothesis of secondary PPV spread by indigenous aphids in Pennsylvania, and suggest that PPV-infected fruit has the potential to function as a virus source for long-distance dispersal.
- Author(s):
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Gildow, F. , Damsteegt, V. , Stone, A. , Schneider, W. , Luster, D. , Levy, L.
- Subject(s):
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Prunus persica , peaches , Plum pox virus , virus transmission , disease vectors , insect pests , Aphis fabae , Aphis spiraecola , Brachycaudus , Myzus persicae , Metopolophium dirhodum , Rhopalosiphum padi , Toxoptera citricida , fruits (plant anatomy) , infection , Brachycaudus persicae , Pennsylvania , Florida
- Description:
- Includes references
- Source:
- Phytopathology 2004 Aug., v. 94, no. 8
- Language:
- English
- Year:
- 2004
- Collection:
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Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
- File:
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- Rights:
- Works produced by employees of the U.S. Government as part of their official duties are not copyrighted within the U.S. The content of this document is not copyrighted.
