Bean Pod Mottle Virus - Resources

Ruguse (rough) leaf symptoms of virus infection. Photo credit: Palle Pedersen

Revisiting an integrated approach to bean leaf beetle and bean pod mottle virus management
ISU Integrated Crop Management Newsletter

Bean Pod Mottle Virus in Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin

Predicting first-generation bean leaf beetles (Integrated Crop Management Newsletter, Iowa State University)

Recent Research

Seed treatments in soybean: Managing bean pod mottle virus
ISU Integrated Crop Management Newsletter , Spring 2007

A Step Forward Toward Control of Disease Caused by Bean Pod Mottle Virus – First Identification of Field Tolerance John H. Hill, professor of Plant Pathology, Iowa State University, and Craig Grau, professor of Plant Pathology at the University of Wisconsin.

R.K. Krell, L.P. Pedigo, J.H. Hill, and M.E. Rice. 2004. "Bean leaf beetle [Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae] management for reduction of bean pod mottle virus." Journal of Economic Entomology 97: 192-202

T.R. Mabry, H.A. Hobbs, T.A. Steinlage, B.B. Johnson, W.L. Pedersen, J.L. Spencer, E. Levine, S.A. Isard, L.L. Domier, and G.L. Hartman. 2003. Distribution of leaf-feeding beetles and Bean pod mottle virus (BPMV) in Illinois and transmission of BPMV in soybean. Plant Disease 87: 1221-1225.

Summary: Bean pod mottle virus was detected in bean leaf beetles in 37 of 41 counties assayed in 2000, with the percentage of individuals carrying the virus ranging from 5% to 100%. In 2001, bean pod mottle virus was detected in bean leaf beetles collected in 86 of the 99 counties sampled, with 5% to 100% of the beetles carrying the virus. The occurrence of BPMV-positive bean leaf beetles was greatest in counties near the Illinois and Wabash rivers. The authors speculated that wooded areas adjacent to river systems may provide protection and resources to overwintering bean leaf beetles.

Bean pod mottle virus. A threat to U.S. soybean production . Giesler, L. J., Ghabrial, S. A., Hunt, T. E., and Hill, J. H. 2002. Plant Disease 86:1280-1289. (pdf)

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