Insect Pests of Fruit, Plantation, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops (2+1)

2. Leaf hopper

2. Leaf hopper - Empoasca flavescens Fab. (Cicadellidae: Hemiptera)

Damage

• Both nymphs and adults desap the leaves resulting curling and crinkling of leaves.
• The margins of the leaves turn brownish and dry up causing the symptom "rim blight."
Bionomics

• It is a small yellowish green jassid.
• It lays eggs singly on the veins and midribs of leaves and on young stems.
• The egg period is 6-13 days.
• The nymphal period ranges from 8-12 days with five instars.
• The insect is found on the plants throughout the year.