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Scaphoideus spp., yemwe amadziwika kuti mbatata leafhopper, ndi tizilombo tating'onoting'ono tomwe timakhala tomwe timadya m'madzi a zomera. Ngakhale zimadziwika kuti zimawononga mbewu zosiyanasiyana, kuphatikiza nyemba ndi soya, zimawopseza kwambiri mbewu za mbatata. Masamba a mbatata amadya masamba a mbatata, zomwe zimayambitsa matenda omwe amadziwika kuti "hopper burn," zomwe zingachepetse kwambiri zokolola ndi khalidwe.
Chitukuko: Mbatata leafhopper ndi tizilombo tosamukasamuka ndipo timadziwika kuti timayenda mitunda yayitali pamafunde amphepo, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti zikhale zovuta kulosera ndikuwongolera. Kuchuluka kwa tizilombo toyambitsa matenda kumeneku kungayambitse mavuto aakulu azachuma kwa alimi, ndipo ziŵerengero zikusonyeza kuti ku United States kokha kuluza ndalama zokwana madola 50 miliyoni pachaka.
Zotsatira zake: Zomera zomwe zili ndi kachilombo zimawonetsa zizindikiro monga kusakula, masamba achikasu, ndi kuchepa kwa zokolola. Kuopsa kwa matendawa kungayambitse kutayika kwa mbewu muzochitika zazikulu. Kuphatikiza apo, kugwiritsa ntchito mankhwala ophera tizirombo polimbana ndi tizilombo ta mbatata kumatha kuwononga komanso kuwononga chilengedwe.
Kupewa ndi kusamalira Scaphoideus spp. Alimi akuyenera kugwiritsa ntchito njira zophatikizira zothana ndi tizirombo, kuphatikiza kasinthasintha wa mbewu, kugwiritsa ntchito mitundu ya mbatata yosamva tizilombo, komanso kuyang'anira kuchuluka kwa ma leafhopper. Kuzindikira msanga ndi kuthana ndi tizilombo toyambitsa matenda ndikofunikira kuti tichepetse kuwononga mbewu za mbatata.