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Diversity and abundance of leafhopper species (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) among red maple clones

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A survey was conducted in the 2001 growing season to examine the leafhopper diversity and abundance among trees of 17 red maple (Acer rubrum) clones. Yellow sticky traps were used to qualify and quantify the number of aerial leafhoppers from 1 May 2001 until 4 September 2001. A total of 45 species from eight different leafhopper subfamilies, for a total of 6055 individuals, were considered in this study. The mean number of leafhoppers collected, mean species richness, diversity and evenness were significantly lower on traps of trees for ‘October Glory’ than for the other clones. Yet, none of the leafhopper species dominated the weekly samples. Species similarity among clones ranged from 56 to 90%. No two clones had complete similarity. ‘Franksred’ and trees of a controlled cross between ‘October Glory’ × ‘Autumn Flame’ shared the highest degree of species similarity, while clones from PA, USA and RI, USA were the least similar. The development of new clones did not create new pest problems, but suppressed populations of damaging pests, and maintained the diversity of low abundance species.

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  1. U.S. National Arboretum, Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, BARC-West, Building 010A, Room 238, Beltsville, MD, USA, 20705-2350

    Jo-Ann Bentz

  2. U.S. National Arboretum, Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 11601 Old Pond Drive, Glenn Dale, MD, USA, 20769

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Bentz, JA., Townsend, A.M. Diversity and abundance of leafhopper species (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) among red maple clones. J Insect Conserv 9, 29–39 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-004-4886-3

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