In this episode Ed interviews Dr. Isaac Esquivel of the University of Florida and Dr. Phillip Roberts of the University of Georgia. They discuss a new pest of cotton, the cotton jassid or two-spot leaf hopper, that has very rapidly become a new concern for cotton growers.

Additional Resources

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/9/966

https://site.extension.uga.edu/colquittag/2025/08/cotton-jassid-two-spotted-cotton-leafhopper-in-georgia/

https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/crop-production/alabama-cotton-jassid-update/

Time Stamps

(0:00) Introducing Our Guests and Their Entomology Journeys

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(5:33) Identifying the New Cotton Pest and Its Damage

(12:52) How the Cotton Jassid Rapidly Invaded the Southeast

(25:13) Managing the Jassid Across Multiple Crop Hosts

(33:13) Exploring Long-Term Solutions and Environmental Influences

(40:20) Essential Advice for Cotton Growers Facing the Jassid

(53:37) Highlighting Agricultural Importance and Team Contributions

How to cite the podcast:

Zaworski, E. (Host) Esquivel, I. and Roberts, P. (Interviewees). S4:E37 (Podcast). A New Threat to Cotton: The Cotton Jassid. 10/8/25. In I See Dead Plants. Crop Protection Network.

 

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