[1] It can be found in tropical and subtropical regions primarily in India, but closely related species have also been detected in countries such as China, Malaysia, Nigeria and South Korea.

[2] This virus is transmitted by an insect vector from the family Aleyrodidae and order Hemiptera, the whitefly Bemisia tabaci.

[1] PaLCuV is transmitted by the insect vector Bemisia tabaci in a persistent-circulative nonpropagative manner.

The wide range of host species, including several weeds plays a role in its broad transmission.

[6] Currently, the most widespread treatments used to control the spread of PaLCuV are a wide range of insecticides as well as crop rotation.