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| Disease: Bean Pod Mottle Virus |
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Bean Pod Mosaic Virus - Risk Assessment
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| BPMV is transitted by the bean leaf beetle. The virus is also spread in infected seed. Photo credit: Kevin Black, University of Illinois |
To determine if a virus problems exists in your field, look for the following signs:
- Moderate to high insect actitivity
- Lower than expected yields
- Mottled seed
- Green stem plants at harvest maturity
- Presence of leaf symptoms: mottled, crinkled leaf symptoms typical of virus infection