EPPO Global Database

Brevipalpus californicus(BRVPAU)

Vector of

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
Dichorhavirus orchidaceae (OFV000) Known vector
* Kondo H, Maeda T, Tamada T (2003) Orchid fleck virus: Brevipalpus californicus mite transmission, biological properties and genome structure. Experimental & applied acarology 30, 215-223.

* García-Escamilla P, Duran-Trujillo Y, Otero-Colina G, Valdovinos-Ponce G, Santillán-Galicia MT, Ortiz-García CF, Velázquez-Monreal JJ, Sánchez-Soto S (2018) Transmission of viruses associated with cytoplasmic and nuclear leprosis symptoms by Brevipalpus yothersi and B. californicus. Tropical Plant Pathology 43, 69-77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40858-017-0195-8
------- Vector of OFV-Cit1.