Abstract
False spider mites - Brevipalpus (Tenuipalpidae) are responsible for the transmission of innumerable plant viruses, among them citrus leprosis. Considered one of the most important viral diseases of citrus, leprosis is commonly transmitted by B. yothersi and caused by Citrus leprosis virus (CiLV-C, Cilevirus). In plants, the symptoms are restricted to mite feeding sites, characterized by …