VIEW ARTICLE

Reducing the Spread of Aphid-Transmitted Viruses in Peppers by Trapping the Aphids on Sticky Yellow Polyethylene Sheets. S. Cohen, Virologist, Virus Laboratory, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel; S. Marco, Virologist, Virus Laboratory, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel. Phytopathology 63:1207-1209. DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-63-1207.

The spread of aphid-transmitted viruses in peppers was reduced by using sticky sheets of yellow polyethylene located outside the field with the aim of trapping winged aphids. In five tests, an obvious reduction in the spread of cucumber mosaic virus and potato virus Y was achieved in the treated plots in comparison with the degree of spread found in untreated control plots. With additional development of this new technique, some of the limitations of the methods hitherto used to control the spread of stylet-borne and circulative viruses might be overcome.