Leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) associated with papaya and the first record of Empoasca prona Davidson & DeLong infesting the plant

Authors

  • David dos Santos Martins
  • Edwin Ernesto Dominguez Nuñez
  • Renan Batista Queiroz
  • Maurício José Fornazier
  • Mark Paul Culik
  • José Aires Ventura

Abstract

The commercial production of papaya is severely impacted by diseases caused by phytoplasmas and viruses transmitted by insect vectors such as leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). This study documents the first world record of the Empoasca prona Davidson & DeLong, 1940, cicadellids species on papaya and increases the known geographic distribution of the only other leafhopper species that occurs on papaya in Brazil, Empoasca bordia Langlitz, 1964. A complete list of leafhopper species that have been recorded on papaya in the world is also presented, including information on their geographic distribution and potential diseases they transmit to papaya.

KEYWORDS: Carica papaya, Empoasca bordia, cicadellids, papaya disease vectors.

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Published

2025-09-02

How to Cite

MARTINS, David dos Santos; DOMINGUEZ NUÑEZ, Edwin Ernesto; QUEIROZ, Renan Batista; FORNAZIER, Maurício José; CULIK, Mark Paul; VENTURA, José Aires. Leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) associated with papaya and the first record of Empoasca prona Davidson & DeLong infesting the plant. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, p. e82795, 2025. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/82795. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.

Issue

v. 55 (2025)

Section

Scientific Note

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