Wednesday 24 January 2024

Spittlebug Implicated in Spread of Leaf Scald in Sugarcane

Closeup of a Mahanarva fimbriolata spittlebug on a smooth green leaf. The bug is black in base color with a thick red stripe in a swirl pattern on each wing, as well as red on the upper segments of its legs. The bug's wings sweep backward over its body, meeting in the center of its back, with each wing angled downward to the sides.

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The spittlebug Mahanarva fimbriolata is already a significant pest of sugarcane in Brazil for the direct damage it causes by feeding, but a new study shows the species may also transmit the bacteria that causes leaf scald disease. [Read more]

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