Southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus, transmitted by the white-backed planthopper (Sogatella furcifera [Horváth]) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) was first found in Guangdong Province, China. A previous study has demonstrated that the host plant preferences of S. furcifera are altered by infection with the virus, with virus-free S. furcifera preferring virus-infected rice plants over healthy rice plants, whereas viruliferous S. furcifera prefer uninfected plants. To test the hypothesis that odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are involved in the pref...
