The grape mealybug, Pseudococcus maritimus (Ehrhorn), and European fruit lecanium scale, Parthenolecanium corni (Bouché), are the predominant species of Coccoidea in Washington State vineyards. The grape mealybug has been established as a vector of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3) between wine grape (Vitis vinifera L.) cultivars, elevating its pest status. The objective of this study was to determine if GLRaV-3 could be transmitted between Vitis x labruscana L. and V. vinifera by the grape mealybug and scale insects. Three transmission experiments were conducted with regard to direction; from V. vinifera to V. x labruscana L., from V. x labruscana L. to V. x labruscana L., and from V. x labruscana L. to V. vinifera. Each experiment was replicated 15 times for each vector species. Crawlers (first-instars) of each vector species were allowed 1-wk acquisition and inoculation access periods. The identities of viral and vector species were confirmed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, cloning, and sequencing of species-specificDNAfragments.GLRaV-3wassuccessfully transmittedbyboth species in all experiments, although Ps. maritimus was a more efficient vector under our experimental conditions.Tothe best of our knowledge, this study represents the firstdocumentedevidence of interspecific transmission of GLRaV-3 between two disparate Vitis species. It also highlights the potential role of V. x labruscana L. intheepidemiologyofgrapevineleafroll disease asasymptomlesssourceofGLRaV-3inoculum.
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1 December 2013
Pseudococcus maritimus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and Parthenolecanium corni (Hemiptera: Coccidae) are Capable of Transmitting Grapevine Leafroll-Associated Virus 3 between Vitis x labruscana and Vitis vinifera
B. W. Bahder,
S. Poojari,
O. J. Alabi,
R. A. Naidu,
D. B. Walsh
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Environmental Entomology
Vol. 42 • No. 6
December 2013
Vol. 42 • No. 6
December 2013
GLRaV-3
mealybug
transmission
vector
Vitis