Tobacco etch virus. [Distribution map].
Abstract A new distribution map is given for Tobacco etch virus (Potyviridae: Potyvirus). The hosts include bell pepper (Capsicum annuum), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). Information is provided on the geographical distribution in Europe (Cyprus, France, Hungary and Russia), Asia (China, Fujian, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, India, Karnataka, Singapore and Turkey), Africa (Sudan and Tunisia), North America (Canada, Ontario, Quebec, Mexico, USA, Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin), Central America and Caribbean (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad and Tobago) and South America (Venezuela). The virus is transmitted in a non-persistent manner by 13 aphid species, especially Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae).