Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata (1999) 93, 105-112

Fennet van de Wetering, Marieke van der Hoek, Rob Goldbach and Dick Peters (1999)
Differences in Tomato spotted wilt virus vector competency between males and females of Frankliniella occidentalis
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 93 (1), 105-112
Abstract: Possible differences in tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) transmission vector competency between Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) males and females were investigated. The males of the Dutch reference population NL3 transmitted TSWV at a notably higher rate (57%) than the females (32%). The viruliferous males also transmitted more frequently within the first six days after adult emergence than the females. For both sexes, the transmission efficiency dropped with age, simultaneously with the consumption rate. The higher vector efficiency for males appeared to be a general phenomenon as this feature was also found for thirteen other F. occidentalis populations, which originated from distinct geographic regions.
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Database assignments for author(s): Dick Peters

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.
	Frankliniella occidentalis		Netherlands
	Orthotospovirus tomatomaculae		Netherlands