PROJECT UPDATE: Spider lilies can be used to warn of tospovirus infections
Tuesday, 14 June 2022
Project Update
- Tospoviruses, a group of thrips-transmitted viruses, have the potential to greatly harm plant production in Australia
- A levy-funded project is currently exploring ways that growers could identify infestation from these pathogens early, enhancing biosecurity
- The project has found that spider lilies can be used to warn of tospovirus infection and growers should consider using them as sentinel plants