Beet leafhopper
| Beet leafhopper | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Cicadomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Membracoidea |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Genus: | Circulifer |
| Species: | C. tenellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Circulifer tenellus (Baker, 1896) | |
The beet leafhopper (Circulifer tenellus) is a species of leafhopper with a longer, thinner build than most. It is found across much of the United States and Mexico, in South Africa, the Mediterranean, and Central Asia.[1]
Disease
The beet leafhopper is the carrier of the beet curly top virus. A single feeding from a beet leafhopper can infect a nightshade plant like tobacco, tomato, chili pepper, or eggplant, rendering it useless for agriculture. It can also transmit the citrus stubborn disease.
Control
Aside from some pesticides, the beet leafhopper can be managed by companion planting, it is repelled by marigolds, while both petunias and geraniums act as trap crops, drawing them away.
References
- ↑ "Distribution maps of quarantine pests for Europe: Circulifer tenellus". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2006-09-19.