Kitaviridae is a family of plant-infecting viruses that have multiple positive-sense, single-
stranded RNA genomic segments. Kitaviruses are assigned into the genera Cilevirus …

The genus Brevipalpus includes most of the economically important species of
Tenuipalpidae. Many Brevipalpus species reproduce by theletokous parthenogenesis while …

There may be many factors contributing to reduction in longevity and productivity in passion
fruit plants, especially diseases of viral, bacterial or fungal etiologies, among which passion …

An increasing number of diseases transmitted by Brevipalpus mite species (Acari:
Tenuipalpidae) is being identified that affect economically important plants such as citrus …

This book, which is divided into two parts, focuses on mites associated with citrus. The first
part provides (i) an overview of the world's citriculture, species and varieties cultivated, and …

Highlights•Increasing number of full-sequenced Brevipalpus-transmitted viruses
(BTVs).•BTVs are mainly detected in South America, likely their biodiversity's hotspot.•Mite …

Plant viruses can be effectively transmitted by phytophagous mites. Many species of mites,
mainly eriophyids and tenuipalpids, induce symptoms in infested plants that may be …

Passion fruit green spot and passion fruit sudden death are two reportedly distinct viral
diseases that recurrently affect passion fruit (Passiflora spp.) groves in Brazil. Here we used …

Despite the importance of viral strains/variants as agents of emerging diseases, genetic and
evolutionary processes affecting their ecology are not fully understood. To get insight into …

We studied species diversity and genetic variation among populations of Brevipalpus mites
from four species of citrus host plants. We sampled mites on orange, lime, grapefruit and …