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Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus And Its Management, Lindrea Latham, Roger Jones
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus And Its Management, Lindrea Latham, Roger Jones
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
In 1993, western flower thrips, an important pest of horticultural crops, was found in Western Australia. Since then there has been an upsurge in damsging virus disease epidemics caused by tomato spotter wilt virus in horticultural crops. This has occurred because western flower thrips is a more effective vector of tomato spotted wilt virus than other thrips species. Lindrea Latham and Roger Jones outline the symptoms, spread and management of this serious virus disease in vegetables and ornamentals.