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Nephotettix nigropictus (Stal)
Taxonomic position
Insecta: Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Membracoidea: Cicadellidae
Common names
Green rice leafhopper, green leafhopper
Habitat / Crop(s) damaged
Paddy, grasses.
Nymphs and adults suck the plant sap from
young leaves and transmit several plant viruses, primarily the rice tungro virus (RTV). Typical damage symptom is hopper burn (yellowing, browning and death of above ground parts) as in the case of planthoppers and in rare cases, wilting of upper leaves.
Pest status
Major.
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