[1][5] Experimentally, the virus can be sap-transmitted by mechanical inoculations especially to herbaceous plants such as periwinkle (Vinca rosea) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus).

[1] Possible symptoms produced tend to vary from white gray mottling on field maple to yellow chlorotic spots on hawthorn leaves.

[7] However, the most common host, the apple tree, tends to produce pale yellow irregular spots or bands along the major veins on the leaves as they expand in the spring.

[8] Overall plants with ApMV, both moderate and severe strains, have been shown to reduce growth to 42% and decrease fruit quality.

[9][1] The most efficient way to manage the disease is through preventative measures and avoid planting contaminated material.

[1] Since many viruses are sensitive to elevated temperatures, utilizing heat treatment in a controlled growth chamber will deplete the symptoms for the following years.

[1] On the contrary, lower temperatures and low heat durations have commonly failed to inactivate the virus.

Utilizing sterile equipment and plant certified trees are the most efficient ways to get ApMV free crops.

[16] Most samples of plants are commonly collected in the spring time for molecular determination of ApMV using ELISA.

[1] In a study completed by Svoboda and Polák, they observed five symptomless apple trees infected with ApMV.

Samples of various plant tissue from young leaves, flower petal, dormant buds, and phloem were taken at different time of the vegetation period.

[17] The relative concentrations of the virus in the leaves and flower were highest in the earlier spring months such as March and April.

[16] Furthermore, during cooler months, the virus's relative concentration is highest in the leaf and flower, rather than the phloem and dormant bud.

This was evident by Svoboda and Polák's study because as the temperature rose from spring to summer, the ELISA test detected lower relative concentrations of ApMV.