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Author: Bartelt, Amber
Email: bartelt@shsu.edu
Phone: 936-294-3788
Organization: Sam Houston State University, Texas Research Institute for Envir
Address:
Texas Research Institute for Environmental Studies,
Huntsville,
TX,
77341
Abstract Title: THE POTENTIAL NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE INVASIVE RED-STREAKED LEAFHOPPER BALCLUTHA RUBROSTRIATA (MELICHAR, 1903) (HEMIPTERA: CICADELLIDAE) ON TEXAS GRASSLANDS. Amber Bartelt*, Autumn J. Smith, and Jerry Cook†*Sam Houston State University, Texas Research Institute for Environmental Studies, Huntsville, Texas, U.S.A. †Department of Biological Science, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, U.S.A.
Abstract Text: The Invasive Red-streaked Leafhopper (Balclutha rubrostriata) is an Old World (Europe, Asia, and Africa) species that is thought to have recently established populations in Texas as well as possibly other southern areas in the United States. This species was first collected (15,000+ individuals) in Bexar County, Texas in 2008 during a routine arthropod diversity study. It is thought that this is a well established species due to its local abundance in Bexar County and several museum records (i.e. Florida, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Kleberg County, Texas). This is a small species, averaging 3-4mm in length, and one of the few from the genus Balclutha that has longitudinal stripes on the dorsal side of the body. It is thought that this species, like other members within the genus Balclutha, is dispersed by wind. Balclutha rubrostriata is a sub-tropical to tropical species with little tolerance to variations in temperature. Currently, there is little known of the biology or control of the Invasive Red-streaked Leafhopper. It is known however, to pose a possible ecological threat on native grasses and sugarcane crops. Species within the genus Balclutha have been documented to transmit the virus responsible for sugarcane white leaf disease as well as the potential threat to maize production in the United States. There are currently 21,000 described leafhopper species, of which 151 have been reported as virus vectors. From this group 117 belong the subfamily Deltocephalinae, from which Balclutha rubrostriata is classified.
Conference
Year: TIPPC_2011
Presentation Type: Poster Presentation
Presenter Type (Student or Regular):
Session: 2. Early Detection and Rapid Response
Submission Date: 2011-09-15
