Table 9-2. Major Ciccadellidae (leafhopper) and Cercopidae (froghopper) species found in abundance in three surveys of tall fescue in the United States (Quisenberry et al., 1979; Kirfman et al., 1986; Muegge et al., 1991) and the response of some species to endophyte.

 

Species

Effect of endophyte
on populations

Reference

Ciccadellidae

Endria inimica (Say)

no effect

Kirfman et al., 1986

 

Agallia constricta (Van Duzee)

 

no effect

decreased

Kirfman et al., 1986

Muegge et al., 1991

Draeculacephala spp.

 

decreased

decreased

Kirfman et al., 1986

Muegge et al., 1991

Exitianus exitiosus (Uhler)

increased

decreased

Kirfman et al., 1986

Muegge et al., 1991

Graminella nigrifons (Forbes)

decreased

Muegge et al., 1991

Forcipata loca (DeLong & Caldwell)

unknown

 

 

Latalus sayii (Fitch)

 

 

 

Psammotettix lividellus (Zetterstedt)

 

 

 

Polyamia weedi (Van Duzee)

 

 

 

Macrosteles fascifrons (Stål)

 

 

 

Paraphlepsius irroratus (Say)

 

 

 

Unerus colonus (Uhler)

 

 

Cercopidae

Prosapia bicincta (Say)

decreased

Muegge et al., 1991
 

 

<--Cicadellidae and Cercopidae (leafhoppers)

 

Table of Contents

Tall Fescue Monograph