Whitefly-transmitted viruses of cucurbits in the Southern United States

R Devendran, SR Kavalappara, AM Simmons, S Bag - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cucurbits are economically important crops that are widely cultivated in many parts of the
world, including the southern US. In recent years, higher temperatures have favored the …

Area Wide Monitoring of Plant and Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Viruses in Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) Agroecosystems Facilitated by Honey Bee Pollination

E Lee, R Vansia, J Phelan, A Lofano, A Smith, A Wang… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Healthy agroecosystems are dependent on a complex web of factors and inter-species
interactions. Flowers are hubs for pathogen transmission, including the horizontal or vertical …

Determining field insecticide efficacy on whiteflies with maximum dose bioassays

PSG Cremonez, JD Perier, AM Simmons, DG Riley - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The sweet potato whitefly is a major pest of crops worldwide, causing
significant damage. To control this pest, farmers often use insecticides, but the effectiveness …

Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum L.) Is a Potential Reservoir Host of Cucurbit Chlorotic Yellows Virus

SR Kavalappara, DG Riley, PSG Cremonez, JD Perier… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus (CCYV) belongs to the genus Crinivirus and is part of a
complex of whitefly-transmitted viruses that cause yellowing disease in cucurbits. In the …

Development of a multiplex RT‐RPA assay for simultaneous detection of three viruses in cucurbits

AAK Jailani, ML Paret - Molecular Plant Pathology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Begomoviruses and criniviruses, vectored by whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci), are important
threats to crops worldwide. In recent years, the spread of cucurbit leaf crumple virus …

Combining Cultural Tactics and Insecticides for the Management of the Sweetpotato Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci MEAM1, and Viruses in Yellow Squash

AG LaTora, CB Codod, S Legarrea, B Dutta… - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 Gennadius (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), and
the complex of viruses it transmits are major limiting factors to squash production in the …

Association of Tomato Chlorosis Virus Complicates the Management of Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus in Cultivated Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) in the Southern …

M Kumar, SR Kavalappara, T McAvoy, S Hutton… - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production in the USA has been severely impacted by
the tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV). Furthermore, a complex association of whitefly …

Phenotypic, molecular and serological detection of viral diseases in melon: a comprehensive review on progress and challenges

D Kethiravan, P Mazumdar, BC Tan… - Journal of Plant Diseases …, 2025 - Springer
Melons, a highly valued fruit crop, are susceptible to over 40 viruses, mainly belonging to
Geminiviradae and Potyviridae. Effective crop protection requires early detection. This …

Differential seasonal prevalence of yellowing viruses infecting melon crops in southern California and Arizona determined by multiplex RT-PCR and RT-qPCR

S Mondal, LJ Hladky, WM Wintermantel - Plant Disease, 2023 - Am Phytopath Society
Viruses transmitted by the whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) are an increasing threat to cucurbit
production in the southwestern United States and many other cucurbit production regions of …

Field evaluation of Cucurbita germplasm for resistance to whiteflies and whitefly-transmitted viruses

A Luckew, G Meru, YY Wang, R Mwatuwa, M Paret… - …, 2022 - journals.ashs.org
Summer squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) is a major vegetable crop produced in Georgia and
Florida during the fall season. This production is vulnerable to whitefly (Bemisisia tabaci …