EPPO Global Database

Amrasca biguttula(EMPOBI)

Distribution details in United States of America (Alabama)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2025: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2024
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/233) : first detected in fall 2024 in Florida, and in July 2025, during the cotton growing season in commercial and experimental fields across multiple counties in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
References
* Esquivel I, Bryant T, Malone S, Jacobson AL, Graham SH, Gimenez-Cremonez PS, Roberts P, Paula-Moreas S, Reisig D, Huseth A, Greene J (2025) First report of two-spot cotton leafhopper (Amrasca biguttula Ishida)(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) on commercial cotton in the southeastern United States. Insects 16(9), 966. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16090966
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Absent, unreliable record view...