Samples of Tilia sp., exhibiting virus-like symptoms of leaf deformation/twisting, reduced leaflet size and vein clearing, were collected from the Yorkshire Arboretum York, United Kingdom (UK). An adj...

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Bacteriophages (phages) infect bacteria to reproduce and are often lethal to their host. To maintain the infection cycle, soil phages must travel from…

Verbenone reduced ambrosia beetle populations in apple orchards as a push factor, demonstrating effective, species-specific pest management without requiring a pull factor in a push-pull management s...

The recent identification of a new nanovirus, pea necrotic yellow dwarf virus, from pea in Germany prompted us to survey wild and cultivated legumes for nanovirus infections in several European countr...

A team at the U.S Department of Agriculture’s Cereal Disease Lab in St. Paul got notice last week that some of their jobs were getting cut. Experts warn that cutting jobs in this area will harm resear...

IntroductionTomato cultivation across the world is severely affected by emerging plant viruses. An effective method for protection of commercial crops agains...

Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV; Tobamovirus fructirugosum) is a harmful virus significantly reducing yield and fruit quality in tomato. It was first detected in Israel and Jordan in 2015 and ...

In the Netherlands, tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV; genus Tobamovirus) was first identified in tomato crops in 2019. Since then, the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO-NL) has perfo...

Tomato torrado virus (ToTV) is a whitefly-transmitted pathogen causing tomato necrosis. ToTV’s genome consists of two positive single-stranded RNAs, w…

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During a project investigating pea viruses in the United Kingdom and developing a workflow for high-throughput sequencing in crop surveillance, pea necrotic yellow dwarf virus (PNYDV) was identified a...