EPPO Bulletin (2002) 32, 495-498

F. Raboudi, A. Ben Moussa, H. Makni, M. Marrakchi and M. Makni (2002)
Serological detection of plant viruses in their aphid vectors and host plants in Tunisia
EPPO Bulletin 32 (3), 495-498
Abstract: DAS-ELISA was used to study the presence of viruses in four aphid species (Aphis gossypii, Aphis craccivora, Myzus persicae and Macrosiphum euphorbiae) and in their host plants potato, capsicum and tomato. Samples were collected in different regions in Tunisia: north, Cap Bon, Sahel, centre and south. A. gossypii and M. persicae carried all the viruses detected: Cucumber mosaic cucumovirus, Tomato aspermy cucumovirus, Tobacco etch potyvirus, Potato Y potyvirus, Alfalfa mosaic alfamovirus and Potato leafroll polerovirus. These two aphids were also those that occurred most frequently on the crops concerned.
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Database assignments for author(s): F. Raboudi

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
transmission/dispersal of plant diseases

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aphis gossypii		Tunisia
	Myzus persicae		Tunisia
	Macrosiphum euphorbiae		Tunisia
	Potato virus Y		Tunisia
	Aphis craccivora		Tunisia
	Cucumber mosaic virus		Tunisia
	Potato leafroll virus		Tunisia
	Tobacco etch virus		Tunisia
	Alfalfa mosaic virus		Tunisia
	Tomato aspermy virus		Tunisia