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How to Manage PestsUC Pest Management Guidelines
SYMPTOMS AND SIGNSPlants infected with the Beet curly top virus show a striking down-cupping, puckering, and wrinkling of infected leaves. The leaves become thick and brittle and may turn dark green. The internodes of infected plants become shortened, resulting in a striking dwarfing and stunting of infected plants, particularly when plants are infected at an early stage of growth. These plants produce few if any pods. Plants infected at later stages of growth may senescence early, lose flowers, and produce stunted pods. COMMENTS ON THE DISEASEThe Beet curly top virus has a wide host range that includes beans (especially blackeyes), tomatoes, peppers, sugarbeet, melons, and other crops. The virus overwinters in perennial and annual weeds (e.g., Russian thistle, mustard) in areas such as the foothills surrounding the Central Valley of California. The virus is acquired from these hosts by the beet leafhopper (Circulifer tenellus), and is transmitted to beans and other crops by this insect as it migrates from the foothills into agricultural areas. Yield losses caused by curly top vary considerably from year to year and can be associated with high leafhopper populations.
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UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Dry
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