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Created: 2024-01-24T17:44:42Z

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Pentalonia nigronervosa  

DEFINITION

  • The banana aphids (Pentalonia nigronervosa) are the insect vectors of Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV), the viral cause of banana bunchy top disease (BBTD). The aphids can acquire and transmit the banana virus during their feeding on infected banana cells.

    Source: https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/bbtd/aphid_control.asp

    Created: 2/14/23

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IS VECTOR OR HOST FOR

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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33389

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