The leafroll virus is primarily spread across vineyards by the endemic mealybug, and once the disease takes hold the only treatment is removal — costing the U.S. wine and grape industry some $3 ...

There are many reasons for little or no harvest when it comes to tomatoes. Here are 10 reasons your tomato plants may be ...

‘Yellowfin’ is a disease-resistant vegetable that can stand up to cucumber mosaic virus and powdery mildew. Keeping an eye out for squash bugs and squash vine borers will also keep the plants healthy.

Beneficial microbes found on wild plants may be keeping many of these viruses from causing disease, but if the same viruses get into crops that lack that protection, “We don’t know what may ...

This year, two large public rose plantings in Tyler have been observed with rose rosette disease. One was at Broadway and the ...

Transmission to other plants completes a virus’s life cycle. History The first plant virus to be discovered was found on the leaves of tobacco plants in the late 19th Century.

Most viral infections negatively affect an organism’s health, but one plant virus in particular — soybean vein necrosis orthotospovirus, often referred to as SVNV — may actually benefit a ...

Additionally, Purdue Extension specialists Janna Beckerman and Tom Creswell authored a publication entitled, “Symptoms and Signs for Plant Problem Diagnosis – An Illustrated Glossary.” It is designed ...

These are also known as infectious diseases; they can spread from plant to plant. In botany we call these “causal organisms,” things such as fungi, bacteria, viruses and nematodes that lead to ...