AREAWIDE PEST MANAGEMENT OF WHITEFLY- AND THRIPS-TRANSMITTED VIRUSES IN FRUITING VEGETABLES IN FOUR PRODUCTION REGIONS OF FLORIDA WIRH Agricultural Research Service

Train canines to detect the whitefly-transmitted Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) and Squash vein yellowing virus (SqVYV), and the thrips-transmitted Tomato spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) and Tomato chlorotic spot virus (TCSV) in infected plant material and viruliferous insects. a. Initial training and validation of four canines will be conducted in an experimental greenhouse and small field plots using both artificially inoculated and naturally infected plants. b. Trained detector dogs will be tested in commercial production fields. c. Trained detector dogs will be tested in commercial vegetable transplant production houses.