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Research. Epidemiology and Incidence of Beet Curly Top Geminivirus in Naturally Infected Weed Hosts. R. Creamer, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside 92521. M. Luque-Williams, and M. Howo, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside 92521. Plant Dis. 80:533. Accepted for publication 9 February 1996. Copyright 1996 The American Phytopathological Society. DOI: 10.1094/PD-80-0533. The incidence of beet curly top geminivirus (BCTV) infection in weeds in the San Joaquin Valley of California was investigated from May 1993 through February 1995. BCTV, which was detected by dot blot hybridization, was found to be naturally infecting a wide range of plant hosts. Weeds from 14 different plant families, as well as a variety of crops, were found to be infected with BCTV. Weeds naturally infected with BCTV were generally asymptomatic. Infection rates for frequently collected plant species ranged from 2 to 11%. All but two of the BCTV-infected plants were collected from the valley floor in |