Different leafhoppers, different concerns - Good Fruit Grower

Different leafhoppers, different concerns - Good Fruit Grower

Not all leafhopper species are created equally. Of those shown to transmit X-disease in stone fruit, geographic distribution is varied. The predominant species in the Columbia Gorge growing region of Oregon is the Euscelidius variegatus (1), an inefficient vector compared to the predominant culprit in Washington’s infected orchards, the Colladonus reductus (2). The Colladonus geminatus (3) shows up at times in North Central Washington but is not…