Tomato spotted wilt virus
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Tomato spotted wilt virus is a spherical negative-sense RNA virus. Transmitted by thrips, it causes serious losses in economically important crops and it is one of the most economically devastating pl
Tomato with Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus
Symptoms of tomato spotted wilt virus on basil
Thrips
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Thrips, commonly known as thunderflies or thunderbugs, are minute, slender insects with fringed wings and unique asymmetrical mouthparts. Entomologists have described approximately 7,700 species; they
Tomato spotted wilt virus
…Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is a spherical negative-sense RNA virus. Transmitted by thrips, it causes serious losses in economically important crops and it is one of the most economically devastating plant viruses in the world. The circulative…
Thysanoptera
Typical Tubulifera thrips: the feathery wings are unsuitable for the leading edge vortex flight of most other insects, but support clap and fling flight.
Asymmetric mouthparts of Heliothrips
Parallelothrips separatus, Myanmar amber