Short-distance spread of the disease occurs through transmission of the virus by its insect vectors, scale insects of the family Pseudococcidae, primarily the apple mealybug ("Phenacoccus aceris").
Short-distance spread of the disease occurs through transmission of the virus by insect vectors. Little cherry virus-2 is spread by scale insects of the family Pseudococcidae, primarily the apple mealybug ("Phenacoccus aceris").