New Leafhopper Pest Requires Mississippi Farmers Vigilance; Also Found In Franklin & Tensas Parishes

By Susan Collins Smith

Delta Farm Press

Specialists with the Mississippi State University Extension Service are monitoring the spread of a newly detected invasive pest in the state that could threaten future cotton yields.

The two-spotted leafhopper, also known as the cotton jassid, was first found in a Hinds County cotton field Sept. 8. It has since been confirmed in Noxubee, Neshoba, Oktibbeha and Forrest counties.

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