Center for Systematic Entomology

First record of an Asian leafhopper, Amrasca biguttula (Ishida) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), in Central America

HemipteraCicadellidae

  • Mauricio Michel

    Insect Collection, Agricultural Science and Production Department, Zamorano University (Pan-American Agricultural School), El Zamorano, Honduras

  • Jesus Orozco

    Insect Collection, Agricultural Science and Production Department, Zamorano University (Pan-American Agricultural School), El Zamorano, Honduras

DOI
https://doi.org/10.64338/im.1147.s5ybr
ZooBank
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6E22D167-2E85-4825-BD0D-8D58A345AE49
Keywords
Biological control, cotton jassid, Neotropics, okra

Abstract

We record for the first time the presence of the invasive Asian pest Amrasca biguttula (Ishida, 1913) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Central America. Several specimens were obtained from an okra farm in the Choluteca Department, Honduras. We provide a diagnosis of the species and the damage it causes and review the literature for potential control strategies for several crop species.

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