Amrasca biguttula(EMPOBI)
Distribution details in Ghana
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2003: Present, no details
Reported as a minor pest of okra in a paper by Obeng-Ofori & Sackey (2003). This was many years before the pest was reported in other African countries and the identification is not detailed.
Molecular data in BOLD database for numerous specimens.
Molecular data in BOLD database for numerous specimens.
* BOLD Data Portal, accessed 2025. Summary and records of BOLD:AAC9294. DOI:10.5883/BOLD:AAC9294 [118 collection records.]
* CABI (2021) Datasheet on Amrasca biguttula (Indian cotton jassid). https://doi.org/10.1079/cabicompendium.20857
* Obeng-Ofori D, Sackey J (2003) Field evaluation of non-synthetic insecticides for the management of insect pests of okra Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench in Ghana. Sinet, Ethiopian Journal of Science 26 (2), 145-150.
------- as Empoasca devastans.
* CABI (2021) Datasheet on Amrasca biguttula (Indian cotton jassid). https://doi.org/10.1079/cabicompendium.20857
* Obeng-Ofori D, Sackey J (2003) Field evaluation of non-synthetic insecticides for the management of insect pests of okra Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench in Ghana. Sinet, Ethiopian Journal of Science 26 (2), 145-150.
------- as Empoasca devastans.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | Present, no details | ||
| Cote d'Ivoire | Present, no details | ||
| Togo | Present, no details |