Baculoviruses are pathogens that attack insects and other arthropods. Most insect baculoviruses must be eaten by the host to produce an infection, which is typically fatal to the insect. The majority of baculoviruses used as biological control agents are in the genus Nucleopolyhedrovirus. (Adapted from Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Baculoviruses https://biocontrol.entomology.cornell.edu/pathogens/baculoviruses.php)
Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) causes one of the most damaging diseases of citrus, devastating epidemics οf which have changed the course of the citrus industry. The term ‘tristeza’, refers to the decline seen in many citrus species when grafted on Citrus aurantium (sour orange) or Citrus limon (lemon) rootstocks. CTV is the largest and most complex member of the genus Closterovirus. (Adapted from EPPO STANDARD ON DIAGNOSTIC, 2023. PM 7/31 (2) Citrus tristeza virus https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12908)
Avian reoviruses are double-stranded RNA viruses of the family Reoviridae, genus Orthoreovirus, that can infect both domestic and wild birds. (Cornell Wildlife Health Lab, 2024. Avian Reovirus. https://cwhl.vet.cornell.edu/disease/avian-reovirus)
