EPPO Global Database

Microcephalothrips abdominalis(MCCTAB)

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
Tobacco streak virus (TSV000) Known vector
* Greber RS, Klose MJ, Teakle DS, Milne JR (1991) High incidence of tobacco streak virus in tobacco and its transmission by Microcephalothrips abdominalis and pollen from Ageratum houstonianum. Plant Disease 75(5), 450-452.