Aboughanem-Sabanadzovic, N., Tzanetakis, I.E., Thekke-Veetil, T., & Sabanadzovic, S. 2026 Pseudococcus maritimus Ehrhorn (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is an efficient vector of blackberry vein banding-associated virus (BVBaV) under experimental greenhouse conditions. Journal of Applied Entomology 0: 1-4
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Notes: In the original study, the virus genome was sequenced, a diagnostic method was developed and its distribution and population structure were assessed. In this work, conducted under greenhouse conditions, the authors successfully transmitted BVBaV using the American grape mealybug (Pseudococcus maritimus Ehrhorn) collected from daughter plants of the original virus source. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.70114
