Asymmetric biparental and inefficient horizontal transmission of paralysis-causing sigmavirus in Queensland fruit fly
concentrations at low temperature, a Rhabdoviridae effect previously reported for Drosophila species, a muscid fly and mosquitoes. Our study suggests that sigmavirus transmission dynamics and fitness effects may apply broadly to arthropod hosts and affect their management.
Authors
- Geraldine Tilden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8806-4866)
- Jennifer L. Morrow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5341-7115)
- Farzad Bidari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6953-7218)
- Shivanna Bynakal
- Markus Riegler
- Sanjay Kumar Pradhan
Institutions
- Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IN)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore (IN)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heredity
- Published
- 2026-04-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41437-026-00839-4
- Primary Topic
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00