VIP-DB: A Comprehensive Database of Virus–Insect–Plant Relationships

Insect-mediated transmission is central to the epidemiology of plant viruses and has major implications for global food security and agricultural production. Although several resources have compiled information on plant virus transmission, evidence-traceable integration of virus-insect vector-host plant relationships remains limited. Here, we developed the Virus-Insect-Plant Database (VIP-DB), an evidence-guided database that links literature-derived virus-insect transmission records, host plant information, transmission mode annotations, taxonomic information, and traceable literature evidence. VIP-DB compiles 583 virus-insect transmission relationships, 855 virus-plant relationships with non-missing host plant information, and 1375 integrated virus-insect-plant records. Among these records, 120 lack host plant information and 51 lack transmission mode annotation. VIP-DB provides a curated and searchable resource for querying documented plant virus, insect vector, host plant, and transmission mode information. This database offers an evidence-traceable framework for comparative analyses of plant virus transmission relationships and supports future studies in plant virology, vector ecology, and disease management.