• First Report of Orchid fleck virus in Costa Rica 

      Moreira Carmona, Lisela; Rivera Herrero, Carmen; Rodríguez Solís, Carlos Mario; Kitajima, Elliot Watanabe; Freitas Astúa, Juliana (2002-12)
      Orchid fleck virus (OFV), a tentative member of the family Rhabdoviridae, infects orchids in several countries. The virus is vectored worldwide by the mite Brevipalpus californicus (Banks) (Acari: Tenuipalpidae). Eleven ...
    • First Report of the Cymbidium Mosaic Potexvirus (CymMV) Infecting the Terrestrial Orchid Phaius tankervilliae in Costa Rica 

      Moreira Carmona, Lisela; Villalobos Muller, William; Hsu, H.T.; Rodríguez Cerezo, Emilio; Rivera Herrero, Carmen (1998-10)
      In 1996, plants of the terrestrial orchid Phaius tankervilliae from a nursery in the Central Valley of Costa Rica were observed with mild to severe foliar symptoms of chlorotic streak. No differences were observed in growth, ...