The proportion of viruliferous individuals in field populations of Frankliniella occidentalis: Implications for tomato spotted wilt virus epidemics in tomato |
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Authors: | J. Aramburu A. Lavi?a E. Moriones J. Riudavets J. Arnó |
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Affiliation: | (1) Departamento de Patología Vegetal, Spain;(2) Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (irta), Unidad de Entomología Aplicada, 08348 Cabrils, Barcelona, Spain;(3) Estación Experimental La Mayora, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (csic), 29750 Algarrobo-Costa, Málaga, Spain |
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Abstract: | Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus (TSWV) infected plants and western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis Perg., WFT) adult population densities were monitored during 1993 and 1994 in field tomatoes in Northeastern Spain. The proportion of viruliferous WFT adults in field populations was quantified. A significant association has been found between early population densities of WFT adult thrips and final TSWV incidence for early transplanted tomato crops. In contrast, for late transplanted tomato crops, whereas similar high final disease incidences of TSWV could be attained, very low WFT adult population densities were always detected. The significantly higher infectious potential of WFT populations collected during the early growth stages of late transplanted tomatoes could be relevant for the TSWV incidences attained in spite of the low thrips numbers detected. |
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Keywords: | epidemiology squash-blot TSWV western flower thrips |
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