EPPO Global Database

Banana bunchy top virus(BBTV00)

Vectors

Important note on vectors:
Information on vectors and their associated pathogens is a new feature of the database (April 2023). Data will gradually be entered by the EPPO Secretariat and will focus on regulated (quarantine) pests.
Organism Type
Pentalonia nigronervosa (PENLNI) Known vector
* Ngatat S, Hanna R, Lienou J, Ghogomu RT, Nguidang SP, Enoh AC, Ndemba B, Korie S, Fotso Kuate A, Nanga Nanga S, Fiaboe KK (2022) Musa germplasm A and B genomic composition differentially affects their susceptibility to banana bunchy top virus and its aphid vector, Pentalonia nigronervosa. Plants. 11(9), 1206. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11091206