Table 1.

Determination of the CiLV-C acquisition access period (AAP) of Brevipalpus yothersi, using detached primary leaves of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) as the indicator

Feeding period (h)	No. leaves with local lesionsa
2	–
4	9
6	9
8	32
12	27
24	33

Data of eight separate experiments are pooled, using five leaves each, with five mites exposed to CiLV-C per leaf (number of tested leaves per period = 40)

^aLesions started to appear 5 days after inoculation