Amrasca biguttula (Ishida) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): a new invasive pest of agricultural crops and ornamental plants in the United States

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The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reported the first detection of Amrasca biguttula (ESA common name: two-spot cotton leafhopper) on cotton in 2024, marking the arrival of yet another invasive hemipteran pest in the US. Starting in July 2025, the pest caused extensive economic damage in cotton that required insecticide applications throughout South Georgia with additional detections in Alabama and South Carolina. While efforts to tackle other invasive hemipteran pest such as the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Kuwayama) and the spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (White), are still underway, A. biguttula is a new pest that is likely to impact industries ranging from row crop agriculture to specialty and vegetable crop productions as well as nursery and ornamental plant trade. This review synthesizes the existing literature on A. biguttula in both its native range in Asia and established invasive ranges in Asia and West Africa, while also highlighting its emerging pest status and tentative management recommendations for this pest in the US.

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