Borbón, M. de, Gracia, O., & Gómez-Talquenca, G.S. 2004 Mealybugs and grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 in vineyards of Mendoza, Argentina.. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture 55(3): 283-285.

Notes: Possible vectors of grapevine leafroll-associated virus three in Mendoza, Argentina, were studied from 2000 to 2002. Mealybugs were not detected in the mid-south province, whereas some farms in the north were infested. The sole species present was Planococcus ficus. The increase of virus-infected plants in four experimental parcels and the transmission of a domestic isolate of GLRaV-3 by P. ficus strongly suggest the natural spread of the disease.