“…MCMV often induces corn lethal necrosis (CLN) resulting from synergistic interaction between this virus and maize dwarf mosaic virus (MDMV) (Niblett and Clafin, 1978;Goldberg and Brakke, 1987), wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) (Scheets, 1998), or sugarcane mosaic potyvirus (SCMV) (Uyemoto et al, 1980), leading to serious yield losses in corn (Uyemoto, 1983;Scheets, 1998;Morales et al, 1999;Xie et al, 2011). Adults of six species of chrysomelid beetle were reported to transmit MCMV under experimental conditions (Nault et al, 1978), and seed transmission was also reported for the virus (Jensen et al, 1991;Zhang et al, 2011). Recently, Dr. Bressan found thrips transmitting MCMV in Hawaii, USA (personal communication, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA).…”