Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Cicadellidae

Pest name Associated plant Common name Reference Pest - economic status -origin -image
Balclutha bifasciata Daucus carota Carrot Fletcher & Watson, 2002 Undetermined Indigenous  
Balclutha bifasciata Ipomoea batatas Sweet potato Fletcher & Watson, 2002 Undetermined Indigenous  
Balclutha bifasciata Medicago sativa Alfalfa Fletcher & Watson, 2002 Undetermined Indigenous  
Balclutha bifasciata Oryza sativa Rice Fletcher & Watson, 2002 Undetermined Indigenous  
Balclutha bifasciata Saccharum sp. Sugarcane Fletcher & Watson, 2002 Undetermined Indigenous  
Balclutha incisa Daucus carota Carrot Fletcher & Watson, 2002 Undetermined Indigenous?  
Balclutha incisa Ipomoea batatas Sweet potato Fletcher & Watson, 2002 Undetermined Indigenous?  
Balclutha incisa Medicago sativa Alfalfa Fletcher & Watson, 2002 Undetermined Indigenous?  
Balclutha incisa Oryza sativa Rice Fletcher & Watson, 2002 Undetermined Indigenous?  
Balclutha incisa Saccharum sp. Sugarcane Fletcher & Watson, 2002 Undetermined Indigenous?  
Balclutha lucida Oryza sativa Rice Fletcher & Watson, 2002 Undetermined Indigenous
Balclutha rieki Oryza sativa Rice Fletcher & Watson, 2002 Undetermined Indigenous  
Balclutha rosea Gossypium sp. Cotton Fletcher & Watson, 2002 Undetermined Indigenous?
Balclutha rosea Saccharum sp. Sugarcane Fletcher & Watson, 2002 Undetermined Indigenous?
Balclutha rosea Sorghum sp. Sorghum Fletcher & Watson, 2002 Undetermined Indigenous?
Balclutha viridinervis Cajanus sp. [= C. cajan] Pigeon pea Fletcher & Watson, 2002 Undetermined Indigenous  
Balclutha viridinervis Oryza sp. Rice Fletcher & Watson, 2002 Undetermined Indigenous  
Batracomorphus angustatus Erigeron sp. Fleabane Fletcher & LariviËre, 2001 Undetermined Indigenous  
Batracomorphus angustatus Medicago sativa Alfalfa Fletcher & LariviËre, 2001 Undetermined Indigenous  
Cofana spectra Gramineae/Poaceae Grasses Cabi, 2005 Undetermined Introduced
Cofana spectra Oryza sativa Rice Brun & Chazeau, 1986 Low Introduced
Cofana spectra Saccharum officinarum Sugarcane Brun & Chazeau, 1986 Low Introduced
Cofana spectra Triticum sativum Wheat Brun & Chazeau, 1986 Low Introduced
Cofana unimaculata Oryza sativa Rice Fletcher & Watson, 2002 Undetermined Introduced  
Empoasca vitis Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato Brun & Chazeau, 1986 Medium Introduced
Empoasca vitis Solanum melongena Eggplant Brun & Chazeau, 1986 Low Introduced

Pest economic status

  • Undetermined - (pest and plant present in New Caledonia; level of interaction undetermined).
  • Low - (pest has low impact on associated plant).
  • Medium - (occasionally causes economic damage).
  • High - (major pest).

Pest origin

  • Endemic - (originating from New Caledonia and restricted to this region).
  • Indigenous - non-endemic (naturally occurring in New Caledonia and elsewhere).
  • Introduced (not originating or naturally occurring in New Caledonia, introduced outside of its natural distribution).