Table 6.

Determination of the retention of CiLV-C by viruliferous Brevipalpus yothersi

Experiment	No. leaves testeda	No. days since transfer from virus-infected sweet orange to clean bean leaves
		2	4	6	8	10	12c
1	6	33b	28	21	14	6	2
2	6	25	22	17	11	4	1
3	4	27	33	25	13	14	8
4	4	23	21	14	12	9	0
5	4	26	22	14	9	5	1
6	4	32	23	21	15	5	0
7	4	28	27	17	13	7	1
8	4	30	27	23	19	14	9
9	4	35	29	22	10	8	5

^aEach leaf was infestated with five viruliferous mites

^bTotal number of lesions on the inoculated bean leaves

^cAll mites died after this period