Japanese flower thrips (Thrips setosus Moulton, 1928) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) was found in Croatia in May 2016 on potted hydrangea plants (Hydrangea spp.) originating from domestic production. It was found in the open, in a nursery in Turanj (N 43°58′18.5″E 15°25′1.5″). This is the first record...

The complete genome sequence of a bipartite begomovirus (genus Begomovirus, family Geminiviridae) infecting yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) in the state of Valle del Cauca (Colombia) has been determined. The complete DNA-A and DNA-B components were determined to be 2600 and 2572 nt in...

Euphorbia mosaic virus (EuMV) was found in a symptomatic passionfruit (Passiflora edulis) plant from Homestead, Florida, USA, as well as in the symptomatic weed Euphorbia heterophylla. This is the first identification of EuMV in Florida and the United States and the first report of a natural...

In January 2016, virus-like symptoms including mosaic and wilting, followed by necrosis on leaves and branches, were observed in lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum) plants in a greenhouse in Tae-An-gun, Korea Republic. Approximately 10% of lisianthus plants (about 3000 plants) in the greenhouse...

In March 2015, five Gynura procumbens plants (obtained by shoot vegetative propagation) showing virus-like symptoms, such as chlorotic local lesions, vein chlorosis, mosaic and mottle on the leaves, and stunting of plants, were collected from a greenhouse in the Yesan area (Korea Republic) and...

During the past 3 years, a total of 403 orchid samples showing symptoms of mosaic, ringspot or malformation, distributed in 19 orchid genera, were collected from some of the main orchid producing areas in Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Kunming and Xiamen (China). The causal pathogen was identified as Orchid...

To determine whether viruses are present in China, peach trees were surveyed and asymptomatic and symptomatic leaves of budwood, marked by albino colouring or yellow and green mottle, were collected. A total of 54 samples were collected in April 2014 and 2015, 25 from nectarine trees from Liaoning...

Sweet potato is an important vegetable crop and is widely cultivated and consumed in Argentina. Leaf curl disease was first reported in the country in 2012, associated with an increase of whitefly populations. In September 2014, random samplings of more than 100 plants showing upward leaf curling...

During the summer of 2014, symptoms of upwardly rolled leaves, yellowing and stunted growth were observed in ∼14% of chilli pepper cv. Pasilla plants from 40 ha of commercial fields in the municipality of Villa de Cos, Zacatecas, Mexico. Beet leafhoppers (Circulifer tenellus) were also collected...

Background: Tospoviruses, the plant-infecting genus in the family Bunyaviridae, are thrips borne and cause severe agricultural losses worldwide. Based on the serological relationships of the structural nucleocapsid protein (NP), the current tospoviruses are divided into six serogroups. The use of...