reed leafhopper Pentastiridius leporinus (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

reed leafhopper Pentastiridius leporinus

Caption

The reed leafhopper (Pentastiridius leporinus) was listed as "endangered" on Germany's Red List for a long time. However, in recent years, it has become a super pest, infesting more and more crops. The picture shows the leafhopper on a sugar beet leaf.

Credit

Benjamin Weiss, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

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