Eriophyoid mites (Acari Eriophyoidea) are phytophagous arthropods forming intimate
relationships with their host plants. These mites are associated with annual and perennial …

Wheat production and sustainability are steadily threatened by pests and pathogens in both
wealthy and developing countries. This review is focused on the wheat curl mite (WCM) …

Plant viruses can be effectively transmitted by phytophagous mites. Many species of mites,
mainly eriophyids and tenuipalpids, induce symptoms in infested plants that may be …

Eriophyid mite-transmitted, multipartite, negative-sense RNA plant viruses with membrane-
bound spherical virions are classified in the genus Emaravirus. We report here that the …

Synergistic interactions among unrelated viruses in mixed infections can cause significant
yield losses, and viral determinants of these interactions are poorly understood. Wheat …

This study was aimed to investigate the significant wheat yield losses in northern and central
Iraq. The cause of these losses was examining the presence of wheat curl mite Aceria …

Brief history In 1993, severe mosaic and necrosis symptoms were observed on corn (maize)
and wheat from several Great Plains states of the USA. Based on the geographical location …

Wheat streak mosaic (WSM), a viral disease affecting cereals and grasses, causes
substantial losses in crop yields. Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) is the main causal …

Triticum mosaic virus (TriMV), the type species of the genus Poacevirus in the family
Potyviridae, is an economically important wheat curl mite-transmitted wheat-infecting virus in …

Field-grown wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants can be co-infected by multiple viruses,
including wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV), Triticum mosaic virus (TriMV), brome mosaic …