Kena I Vakamacala

• E kune ga e na so na vanua me vakataki Esia, Aferika kei na wasa Pasifika. E vakacacana na jaina kei na vuvale kece ni jaina (Musa spp.). Na mate oqo e vakavuna na virus ka vakadewataka na manumanu na aphids kei nai tei ni jaina. Laurai ni levu na vakacaca e rawa ni yaco ena loma ni 2-3 na yabaki.
• Nai vakatakilakila ni mate e rawa ni laurai ena drau ni jaina (drokadroka kata tonotono).
• Tataqomaki Taumada (Cultural control): Taleva wasoma nai teitei ka vakarusa nai tei sa tiko kina nai vakatakilakila ni mate.Vakamatea na aphids: i) me sui ena karisini se wainimate; ii) kelia na vuni jaina se vakamatea e na wainimate na glyphosate.
• Wainimate ni Tatarovi (Chemical control): Me vakamatei na aphids ena jaina tauvimate: i)Me laukana ga e vale, vakayagataka na wai ni sovu, waiwai ni kakana (horticultural oil); ii) teitei lelevu – vakayagataka na waimate (synthetic pyrethroids). Nanuma, na wainimate oqo ena sega ni tarova na tete ni mate.

Common name: Banana bunchy top

Scientific name: Banana bunchy top nanavirus. There are 2 groups of BBTV isolates from different regions: the South Pacific group (including Australia, Burundi, Egypt, Fiji, India, Tonga, Samoa), and the Asian group (including Philippines, Taiwan, Viet Nam). The mean sequence difference between the two groups has been reported as approximately 10 percent. The abbreviation is BBTV.