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Most of the non-persistent viruses are transmitted by:

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Non-persistent = "stylet-borne" viruses; Persistent = "circulative" viruses in insect vectors.
  • Weevils
  • Leaf beetles
  • Carrion Beetles
  • Aphids
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Non-persistent viruses transfer during brief probes, with no circulation inside the vector.
Step 2: Aphids repeatedly probe many plants briefly with their stylets while host-searching, picking up and passing on virus each time.
Step 3: Weevils and other beetles feed by chewing, not by this rapid stylet-probing style.
Step 4: Correct answer, Aphids.
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