Leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) associated with papaya and the first record of Empoasca prona Davidson & DeLong infesting the plant1
ABSTRACT The commercial production of papaya is severely impacted by diseases caused by phytoplasmas and viruses transmitted by insect vectors such as leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). This study documents the first world record of the Empoasca pronaDavidson & DeLong, 1940, cicadellids species on papaya and increases the known geographic distribution of the only other leafhopper species that occurs on papaya in Brazil, Empoasca bordiaLanglitz, 1964. A complete list of leafhopper species that have been recorded on papaya in the world is also presented, including information on their geographic distribution and potential diseases they transmit to papaya.
Authors
- Mark Paul Culik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5988-220X)
- Renan Batista Queiróz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9879-2832)
- Maurício José Fornazier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8403-6390)
- Edwin Domínguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4278-6721)
- José Aires Ventura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1422-1739)
- D. dos S. Martins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8465-3134)
Institutions
- Universidad de Panamá (PA)
- Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-40632025v5582795
- Primary Topic
- Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Smithsonian Institution
- Universidade Federal de Viçosa
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação do Espírito Santo
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute