Symbol: BLMV Pathogen type: virus Group: nepovirus Vector: bees Sap Transmissible: No
This virus causes severe dieback of the main stems of highbush
blueberry, with leaf mottling and distortion. BLMV is a severe
economic threat to blueberry growers, because it is spread from bush
to bush in pollen by bees.
References:
CMI/AAB Descriptions of Plant Viruses, No. 267. G. P. Martelli: Francki et al, Classification and Nomenclature of Viruses, ICTV(5), pp. 368-371. Ramsdell, D.C. 1995. In Caruso, F. L. and D.C. Ramsdell, ed. Compendium of Blueberry and Cranberry Diseases. APS Press, St. Paul. (ISBN 0-89054-198-1)
