Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Privet Leafhopper - Two Versions

A member of the tribe Fieberiellini, subfamily Deltocephalinae, the Privet Leafhopper (Fieberiella florii) gets its common name from one of its preferred host plants, Privet (Ligustrum spp., family Oleaceae), though it's also associated with members of the Rose family (Rosaceae), particularly Cherry. This leafhopper is known to spread bacteria such as phytoplasma, damaging fruit trees. It is not native to the US and is sometimes called the Cherry Leafhopper or Flor's Leafhopper.

Below are two different versions of the Privet Leafhopper, both of which I found on Yellow Bell leaves.

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Remember, try limited methods of pest management before engaging in wholesale killing. These leafhoppers are still God's creatures.

References:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/10227
http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/homoptera/Cicadellidae/Fieberiella_florii.html (in Britain)
http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/pdf/10.1094/PD-90-0284 (as a vector of phytoplasma)
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r105301811.html (pest management)
http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/repositoryfiles/ca4103p26-63002.pdf (buckskin disease in cherry)

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