Rosen, R., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Kanakala, S., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Kliot, A., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Cathrin Pakkianathan, B., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Farich, B.A., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel, Al-Qasemi Research Center, Al-Qasemi Academic College, P. O. Box 124, Baqa El-Gharbia, Israel
Santana-Magal, N., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Elimelech, M., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Kontsedalov, S., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Lebedev, G., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Cilia, M., Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY, United States, Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States, Agricultural Research Service, Biological Integrated Pest Management Research Unit, Ithaca, NY, United States
Ghanim, M., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Kanakala, S., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Kliot, A., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Cathrin Pakkianathan, B., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Farich, B.A., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel, Al-Qasemi Research Center, Al-Qasemi Academic College, P. O. Box 124, Baqa El-Gharbia, Israel
Santana-Magal, N., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Elimelech, M., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Kontsedalov, S., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Lebedev, G., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Cilia, M., Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY, United States, Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States, Agricultural Research Service, Biological Integrated Pest Management Research Unit, Ithaca, NY, United States
Ghanim, M., Department of Entomology, Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, Israel
Begomoviruses comprise an emerging and economically important group of plant viruses exclusively transmitted by the sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci in many regions of the world. The past twenty years have witnessed significant progress in studying the molecular interactions between members of this virus group and B. tabaci. Mechanisms and proteins encoded by the insect vector and its bacterial symbionts, which have been shown to be important for virus transmission, have been identified and thoroughly studied. Despite the economic importance of this group of viruses and their impact on the global agriculture, progress in investigating the virus-vector interactions is moving slowly when compared with similar virus-vector systems in plants and animals. Major advances in this field and future perspectives will be discussed in this review. © 2015 Elsevier B.V.
