Myndus crudus: American Palm Cixiid
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Description: Provides photographs and a description of this planthopper which is the vector of a serious disease of palms, its distribution, biology, economic importance and management.
Palm cixiid - Myndus crudus Van Duzee common name: American palm cixiid Van Duzee (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoroidea: Cixiidae) Van Duzee, is a planthopper whose adults feed on the foliage of various species of palms. The nymphs of this species develop on roots of grasses. The adult is the only known insect vector of lethal yellowing (LY), a highly destructive disease of palms in Florida and various countries of the Caribbean Basin region.
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| Page title: | Palm cixiid - Myndus crudus Van Duzee |
| Keywords: | American palm cixiid Myndus crudus Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha Fulgoroidea Cixiidae |
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| IP-address: | 128.227.242.110 |
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| NS | Name Servers: NS.NAME.UFL.EDU 128.227.30.254 RNS.NAME.UFL.EDU 8.6.245.30 |
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| Date | activated: 25-Mar-1986 last updated: 03-Feb-2014 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |