''Chaetosiphon'' is a bug genus in the family
Aphididae
The Aphididae are a very large insect family in the aphid superfamily ( Aphidoidea), of the order Hemiptera. These insects suck the sap from plant leaves. Several thousand species are placed in this family, many of which are considered plant/cro ...
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Species, mainly ''
C. fragaefolii'', ''
C. thomasi'' and ''
C. thomasi jacobi'', are vectors of the
strawberry mild yellow-edge virus
Strawberry mild yellow-edge virus (SMYEV) is a pathogenic plant virus.
Transmission
The virus is transmitted by aphid species in the genus '' Chaetosiphon'', mainly '' C. fragaefolii'', '' C. thomasi'', ''C. thomasi jacobi''. The virus cannot b ...
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References
External links
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Sternorrhyncha genera
Macrosiphini
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