Survey of leafhoppers on medicinal and aromatic plants in Egypt (Hemiptera:Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae)

Ibrahim, Heba E.

Survey of leafhoppers on medicinal and aromatic plants in Egypt (Hemiptera:Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) [electronic resource]. حصر لأنواع نطاطات الأوراق التي تصيب النباتات الطبية والعطرية في مصر. - p.1163-1173.

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Leafhoppers are common and abundant insects in worldwide. Numerous leafhopper species are considered serious plant pests, and those as vector plant diseases inflict untold economic losses in agricultural crops. the present work aims to survey leafhoppers species infesting medicinal and aromatic plants in Egypt. So leafhopper adults and nymphs were collected from these plants at different localities in Egypt using both sweeping net and aspirator throughout 2011 to 2015. Fifteen leafhopper species belonging into four subfamilies and fourteen genera were surveyed. Synonyms, diagnostic morphological characters and host plants were provided.


Summary in Arabic.


Aromatic plants--Diseases and pests--Egypt
Medicinal plants--Diseases and pests--Egypt
Leafhoppers--Egypt
Leafhoppers--Identification.

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