Aphid transmission of watermelon mosaic virus 2 (WMV 2) and zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) was studied in the laboratory and field to evaluate species of probable importance in the epidemiology of each virus. Relative transmission efficiencies among species were compared using alates obtained from laboratory-maintained colonies as well as from natural populations collected with an aerial net. In laboratory studies, Myzus persicae, Aphis gossypii, and Acyrthosiphon pisum transmitted WMV 2 with 18, 16, and 16% efficiencies, respectively (...)
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