Hemp growers need to monitor their fields regularly for adult beet leafhoppers, which can transmit the beet curly top virus. Although data for hemp is scarce, management techniques used to protect other crops are advised.
Govinda Shrestha |
Jun 2022 |
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Credit USDA-ARS, Stephen Ausmus (Cropped from original)
So far, there’s no known infestation in Oregon. If one establishes, many of Oregon’s high-value industries may be affected, including wine grapes, nursery and tree crops, small fruits and timber.
Leafhoppers damage potatoes by feeding on the plants, or by transmitting viruses and phytoplasmas, which are small bacterial parasites of plant phloem tissue. Phytoplasmas cause purple top disease, which reduces yield ...