Transmission of pineapple mealybug wilt-associated virus by two species of mealybug (Dysmicoccus spp.)

Phytopathology

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1224-1230

  Sether, D M ^a   Ullman, D E ^b   Hu, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pheidole megacephala; Virus transmission

Indexed keywords

DISEASE DETECTION; IMMUNOSORBENT ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PINEAPPLE MEALYBUG WILT ASSOCIATED VIRUS; PLANT VIRUS; TISSUE BLOT IMMUNOASSAY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANANAS COMOSUS; CLOSTEROVIRUS; DYSMICOCCUS; DYSMICOCCUS BREVIPES; DYSMICOCCUS NEOBREVIPES; FORMICIDAE; MEGACEPHALA; PHEIDOLE MEGACEPHALA; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE;

EID: 0031791856     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1998.88.11.1224     Document Type: Article

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