Abstract
Mirids belong to the family Miridae, which is one of the largest families in the suborder Heteroptera (28). Their mouthparts, which are modified for sucking plant sap, consist of two pairs of flexible stylets enclosed by a labium (Fig. 1.1). This is a characteristic of all Hemiptera including aphids, the largest group of insect vectors. Adult mirids are winged and highly mobile and they are important pests of a wide range of crops (5, 7, 19, 27, 20, 6, 16). Their feeding behavior, mobility, and wide host range might be expected to place them among the important vectors of plant diseases. However, there have only been three reports in the literature of disease transmission by mirids and only one of these involves a plant virus. This paucity of information may reflect either the fact that mirids are not significant vectors of plant diseases, or it may simply be that few workers have studied mirid-plant-pathogen interactions. If future surveys indicate that the former is true, then it would be of interest to know why mirids are not important vectors in the field.
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Gibb, K.S., Randles, J.W. (1991). Transmission of Velvet Tobacco Mottle Virus and Related Viruses by the Mirid Cyrtopeltis nicotianae . In: Harris, K.F. (eds) Advances in Disease Vector Research. Advances in Disease Vector Research, vol 7. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9044-2_1
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