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"Potatoes yellow vein" is a troubleso­me disease in Colombia (Antioquia and Nariño) as well as in Ecuador whe­re losses can reach up to 50% of the yield. The greenhouse whitefly (Tria­leurodes vaporariorum) is known to be the vector. However, since some infor­mation is lacking regarding the patho­gen-vector relationships, this research was conducted at the Experiment Station "La Selva" (Rionegro, Antio­quia), and the results were as follows; 1.- One single whitefly is able to transmit the disease. A maximum, effectivity is achieved with twenty whiteflies. 2.­The acquisition period has a minimum of one hour, effectivity increases as time increases, up to a maximum of six hours. 3.- Minimum inoculation time: one hour. 4.- No incubation period in the vector was detected when both acquisition and inoculation were tested in 24 hours. 5.- Pathogen retention in the vector reached a maxi­mun of six days. 6.- Disease incubation lasted between 13 and 25 days. 7.- This is an example of a semi-persistent transmission.

DIAZ, M. C., PULGARIN, J. M., & SALDARRIAGA-V., A. (1990). INSECT-PATHOGEN RELATIONS IN THE PROBLEM OF THE YELLOWING OF THE POTATO VEINS. Revista Colombiana De Entomología, 16(2), 3–14. https://doi.org/10.25100/socolen.v16i2.10153