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Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead)
Taxonomic position
Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Delphacidae
Common names
Sorghum planthopper, maize planthopper
Habitat / Crop(s) damaged
Maize, sorghum.
Typical damage symptoms include yellowing of
leaves with stunted growth; presence of a large number of insects on the foliage coated with sooty mould with ants hovering around, twisting of top leaves harbouring yellowish
brown hoppers in the whorls, leaves with reddened midribs due to egg laying and earheads with shriveled and chaffy grains.
Pest status
Minor, occasionally serious.
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