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Horticulture/Macrosteles facifrons
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Aster Leafhopper Insect Macrosteles facifrons Hemiptera Simple ../Aster Yellows/, viruses
The Aster Leafhopper is a small Hopper that feeds on a wide range of hosts, primarily in the Composite family, ../Asteraceae/.
Description
Green with bright red stripes.
Symptoms and Signs
Stippling from feeding, but more importantly vectoring ../Aster Yellows/.
Ecology
Host plants
../Ambrosia/
../Apium/
../Aster/
../Avena/
../Brassica/
../Centaurea/ (Bachelor’s Buttons)
../Chenopodium/
../Chrysanthemum/
../Cichorium/
../Citrullus/
../Coreopsis/
../Cosmos/
../Cucumis/
../Cucurbita/
../Datura/
../Daucus/
../Dendranthema/
../Echinacea/ (Coneflower)
../Galium/
../Helianthus/
../Helichrysum/
../Hordeum/
../Lactuca/ (Lettuce)
../Linum/
../Lycopersicon/
../Matricaria/
../Papaver/ (Poppy)
../Phlox/
../Plantago/
../Poa/
../Polygonum/
../Rudbeckia/
../Salvia/ (Sage)
../Scabiosa/ (Pincushion)
../Solanum/
../Solidago/
../Sonchus/
../Spinacia/
../Stellaria/
../Tagetes/
../Thlaspi/
../Triticum/
../Vicia/
../Viola/
../Zinnia/
Control
Row covers Extremely difficult to control through alternate hosts, due to the vast host range.
References