The transmission of insect-borne plant pathogens, including viruses, bacteria,
phytoplasmas, and fungi depends upon the abundance and behavior of their vectors. These …

Highlights•Research is revealing greater genetic diversity of thrips vectors and
tospoviruses.•Specific thrips–tospovirus population interactions underlie transmission …

Plant viruses can produce direct and plant-mediated indirect effects on their insect vectors,
modifying their life cycle, fitness and behavior. Viruses may benefit from such changes …

The genus Tospovirus is unique within the family Bunyaviridae in that it is made up of
viruses that infect plants. Initially documented over 100 years ago, tospoviruses have …

Epidemiology is the science of how disease develops in populations, with applications in
human, animal and plant diseases. For plant diseases, epidemiology has developed as a …

Plant viruses are known to modify the behaviour of their insect vectors, both directly and
indirectly, generally adapting to each type of virus–vector relationship in a way that …

Pathogens and their vectors can interact either directly or indirectly via their shared hosts,
with implications for the persistence and spread of the pathogen in host populations. For …

Tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus (TSWV) is one of the most successful pandemic
agricultural pathogens transmitted by several species of thrips in a persistent propagative …

Plants have developed diverse defence mechanisms to ward off herbivorous pests.
However, agriculture still faces estimated crop yield losses ranging from 25% to 40 …

After clarifying the relationship between the closely related concepts of ecology and
epidemiology as they are used in plant virology, this article provides a historical perspective …