Question

Banana bunchy top virus is transmitted through

• A. Pentalonia nigronervosa.
• B. Aedes aegypti.
• C. Culex sp.
• D. Agrobacterium sp.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Pentalonia nigronervosa.

Bunchy top is a viral disease in the banana plant caused by the Banana bunchy top virus. This disease is transmitted to the banana plant by the vector Banana aphid- Pentalonia nigronervosa that feeds on it. The plants infected with this virus are dwarfed along with the production of small and narrow leaves with yellow edges. This is a fatal disease and the banana plants can be saved by spraying pesticides to kill the vector. Thus the correct answer is option A.