New host for tomato spotted wilt virus
In the USA experiments revealed that tomato spotted wilt virus (candidate EPPO A2 organism) can infect peppermint (Mentha x piperita). A natural infected peppermint plant was found in a greenhouse in Oregon.
The plant was infected by the impatiens serotype of TSWV.
Sources
Sether, D.M.; DeAngelis, J.D.; Rossignol, P.A. (1991) First report of tomato spotted wilt virus in peppermint (Mentha x piperita).
Plant Disease 75, 644.