Citation:

Eizi Kuno. 1984. Pest status and control of rice planthopper and leafhopper populations in Japan. Protection Ecology 7: 129-145.

Keywords: Oryza sativa, despite heavy insecticide usage leafhoppers Nephotettix cincticeps and planthoppers Nilaparvata lugens are pests of rice in Japan, these are vectors of virus diseases and can cause direct damage by removal of plant sap leading to hopper burn or plant wilting. Most urgently is to reduce the insecticide applications which disrupt the ecosystem. Pest monitoring and forecasting are stressed as well