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Title
Green Leafhopper
Keywords
tungro, spread, disease
Abstract
Green leafhoppers are the most common leafhoppers in rice fields and are primarily important because they spread the viral disease tungro. Both nymphs and adults feed by extracting plant sap with their needle-shaped mouthparts.
Author
G Jahn, I Choi and MA Bell
Date
March 2004