Aphids are small, teardrop-like insects with a sharp mouth called a stylet (Levy). The aphids spread PPV in a non-persistent manner and are retained for no more than a few hours (Plum Pox Virus). Several aphid species that are common in Pennsylvania have helped spread PPV. The green peach tree aphid, Myzus persicae, has been the main culprit in infecting the orchards in Pennsylvania (Levy). The aphids are not very smart in determining what type of plant they have landed on. .
They use their stylet and taste the plant's sap to figure out the plant in which they have landed on. After that "taste" test is how they get the virus and by tasting another plant is how they transmit PPV if the conditions are right (Probing). The virus will not however, adhere to the mouth of the aphid when they probe "deep into the plant's phloem, the circulatory system that carries nutrients and sugars" (Probing). The common time for the aphids to infect the trees is spring and autumn and spread is very low in July and August (Levy).
Symptoms.
Symptoms depend on the host species and on the strain of the virus (Plum Pox Virus). PPV symptoms appear on flowers, seeds, leaves, and fruit. "Leaves and fruit show cholortic (yellowing) and necrotic (browning) ring patterns, and cholortic bands or blotches" (Levy). The symptoms can also be absent from leaves and fruit during the growing season. Plums and apricots may be misshapen or deformed, or rings may appear on their stones (Levy). Some cherry fruits will develop cholortic and necrotic rings, premature fruit drop, and notched marks (Levy).
Detection.
The easiest method in detection of PPV is using biological index hosts (Levy). It is also detected dependably in woody plants. Strains D and M can be differentiated through western blots according to their molecular weight of the viral coat protein (Levy). Certain techniques in the detection of plum pox have lead to advances in the field of diagnostic plant pathology (Levy).
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