Cucubita pepo
squash, gourd
1 Related Pests
Squash mosaic virus
virus
Cucurbit ring mosaic virus, Muskmelon mosaic comovirus, Muskmelon necrotic mosaic virus, pumpkin mosaic virus, squash mosaic comovirus
Africa: Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia; Asia: Bangladesh, China, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Philippines, Syria, Turkey, Yemen; Europe: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Greece, Italy, Netherlands; North America: Canada, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, USA; Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, Samoa; South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Venezuela.
AL, AZ, AR, CA, FL, IL, MA, MI, NY, OK, TX, WI
Korea, Mexico
2024-12-22
Squash mosaic virus is transmitted by numerous insect species, mostly beetles. Seed is also a pathway for certain species.
Main: Cucurbitaceae family. Also infects Amaranthaceae, Apiaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Fabaceae, and Hydrophyllaceae
uncertain
SQMV00-10, SQMV00-9, DPV WEB
Seed transmission in squash has only been shown in plants artificially inoculated with the virus. Natural outbreaks due to seed transmission have not been reported in squash. No references found indicating seed is a pathway in gourd.
ELISA, positive confirmation by Grow out is the standard method of the NSHS
SQMV00-10, SQMV00-9, DPV WEB
ELISA, Grow out
NSHS USDA
Though seed is not known to be a pathway in squash, commercial testing is sometimes offered. This is the standard method of the NSHS.
International Seed Federation Pest List Database. http://www.worldseed.org Nyon Switzerland
Nelson, MR, and Kunhtsen HK, 1973, Squash mosaic virus variability: epidemiological consequences of differences in seed transmission frequency between strains. Phytopathology 63:918-920
Description of Plant Viruses ; http://dpvweb.net/dpv/
United Stated Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Protection Service National Seed Health System (USDA-APHIS NSHS) www.seedhealth.org
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