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Effects of Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus on Life History and Host Preference of Its Vector, Neohydatothrips variabilis, and Evaluation of Vector Status of Frankliniella tritici and Frankliniella fusca

Stacy Keough,Jinlong Han,2 Authors,P. Nachappa

2016 · DOI: 10.1093/jee/tow145
Journal of Economic Entomology · 41 Citations

TLDR

Comparison of life history of between the primary and secondary vectors showed that N. variabilis had the highest fecundity, but F. tritici had the shortest development time and greatest larval survival, which may explain the rapid spread of SVNV in the United States.