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New pest hinders cotton development - The True Citizen

The cotton jassid, Amrasca biguttula, also known as the two-spot cotton leafhopper, was first detected on okra in early July in Seminole County, which perches at Georgia’s far southwestern border abutting Florida and Alabama. Within weeks, the pest had spread north from Florida and surged across most of Georgia’s cotton-producing counties. The insect feeds by piercing leaves and injecting a toxin that causes tissue to yellow, curl and die. That …
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The True Citizen - broke the news in Waynesboro, United States on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
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