The host range for this virus includes species of Atriplex, Beta, Chenopodium and Spinacia and also Tetragonia tetragonioides.
[1] BLCV is found in the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey.
[3] The virus migrates to the salivary glands, haemolymph and intestinal wall and is thought to multiply in both the adult and larval stages of the insect.
A bunch of small, curved new leaves form in the plant's crown creating a head somewhat resembling a lettuce.
[5] The disease is mostly found in central Europe in areas with light sandy soils.