Table 3. Durations of retention of PaLCuCNV by each of the four species of whiteflies based on detection of viral DNA.

Duration of feeding on cotton (days)*	% adults with PaLCuCNV DNA
	MEAM1	MED	Asia 1	Asia II 7
0	100	100	100	100
0.5	100	100	100	100
1	100	100	100	100
2	100	100	100	100
3	100	100	90	100
4	100	100	70	100
5	100	90	100	90
10	100	90	30	90
15	100	90	30	60
20	100	60	30	70
25	100	70	0	60
30	100	60	—†	50
40	80	60	—†	50

^*Following a 48 h AAP on PaLCuCNV-infected tomato, whiteflies were transferred to feed on cotton for 0 to 40 days. For each whitefly species and duration of feeding on cotton, 10 adults were assessed.

^†Asia 1 adults were all dead after 30 days of feeding on cotton.