• 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 Xylella fastidiosa in Nerium oleander in Costa Rica 

      Montero Astúa, Mauricio; Saborío Rodríguez, Guido Alonso; Chacón Díaz, Carlos; Villalobos Muller, William; Rodríguez Solís, Carlos Mario; Moreira Carmona, Lisela; Rivera Herrero, Carmen (2008-08)
      Oleander (Nerium oleander L.) shrubs presenting mottling, leaf tip and margin scorch, short internodes, defoliation, and branch dieback were observed at different localities in the Central Valley in Costa Rica. Severity ...
    • First Report of Xylella fastidiosa Infecting Citrus in Costa Rica 

      Aguilar Alvarez, Estela Yamileth; Villalobos Muller, William; Moreira Carmona, Lisela; Rodríguez Solís, Carlos Mario; Kitajima, Elliot Watanabe; Rivera Herrero, Carmen (2005-06)
      Citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC) is an important disease mainly of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) cultivars. It was first described in Brazil in the state of Sā Paulo in 1987 (4). The disease has spread to all ...
    • First report of Xylella fastidiosa infecting coffee in Costa Rica 

      Rodríguez Solís, Carlos Mario; Obando Jiménez, Juan José; Villalobos Muller, William; Moreira Carmona, Lisela; Rivera Herrero, Carmen (2001-09)
      In 1995, severe symptoms were observed on ‘Caturra’ and ‘Catuaí’ coffee (Coffea arabica L.) varieties in farms in the southern part of the Central Valley in Costa Rica. Symptoms were reduced leaf size, malformation of ...
    • Identification and distribution of melon infecting viruses and their vectors in two provinces of Costa Rica 

      Rivera Herrero, Carmen; Villalobos Muller, William; Sánchez Vega, Marco Vinicio; Zumbado, C.; Rodríguez Solís, Carlos Mario (1993)
      Papaya ringspot potyvirus (PRSV), watermelon mosaic 2 potyvirus (WMV-2), cucumber mosaic cucumovirus (CMV) and zucchini yellow mosaic potyvirus (ZYMV), singly or in mixed infections, were identified by ELISA in melon ...
    • Isolation and molecular characterization of Xylella fastidiosa from coffee plants in Costa Rica 

      Aguilar Alvarez, Estela Yamileth; Rodríguez Solís, Carlos Mario; Garita Salazar, Laura Cristina; Villalobos Muller, William; Moreira Carmona, Lisela; Hartung, John; Rivera Herrero, Carmen; Montero Astúa, Mauricio; Chacón Díaz, Carlos (2008-10)
      Coffee plants exhibiting a range of symptoms including mild to severe curling of leaf margins, chlorosis and deformation of leaves, stunting of plants, shortening of internodes, and dieback of branches have been reported ...
    • Occurrence of Coffee ringspot virus, a Brevipalpus Miteborne Virus in Coffee in Costa Rica 

      Verle Rodrigues, Jose Carlos; Rodríguez Solís, Carlos Mario; Moreira Carmona, Lisela; Villalobos Muller, William; Rivera Herrero, Carmen; Childers, Carl C. (2002-05)
    • Papaya ringspot virus and Cucumber mosaic virus associated with a severe mosaic in melon 

      Rivera Herrero, Carmen; Ramírez Fonseca, Pilar; Rodríguez Solís, Carlos Mario (1991-09)
      Severe mosaic disease was observed in several melon fields in Costa Rica during the period 1987-1991. Two viruses, papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) and cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) were associated in single and mixed infections ...