July 08, 2015

Aphid and Turnip yellows virus News

Brassica virus and peach potato aphid update from Wellesbourne, Warwickshire:

  • 25-29/06/2015, Lots of M. persicae were caught (12 yellow water traps), 93% of those tested were carrying TuYV.
  • 29-06/2-07/2015, Lots of M. persicae were caught (12 yellow water traps), 73% of these were carrying TuYV.
  • 22-28/06/2015, From the Rothamsted Insect Survey suction trap catch, 82 M. persicae were identified, 64% of those tested were carrying TuYV.

Brassica virus and peach potato aphid update from Kirton, Lincolnshire:

  • 25-29/06/2015, Lots of M. persicae were caught (12 yellow water traps), 86% of those tested were carrying TuYV.
  • 29-06/2-07/2015, Lots of M. persicae were caught (12 yellow water traps), 89% of these were carrying TuYV.
  • 22-28/06/2015, From the Rothamsted Insect Survey suction trap catch, 258 M. persicae were identified, 100% of those tested were carrying TuYV.

Turnip Yellows Virus (TuYV), formerly known as Beet western yellows virus, is a very important pathogen of vegetable brassicas and oilseed rape. It is spread by the peach potato aphid (Myzus persicae). This data is collected with funding from the BBSRC Horticulture And Potato Initiative (HAPI).

Press release on the new round of HAPI projects involving the University of Warwick

Diana Katschnig and Angela Hambidge, Plant-Virus Interactions Group, University of Warwick


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