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Cotton Jassid: New Pest of Cotton in North Carolina

By: Adrian Pekarcik, Dominic Reisig

The cotton jassid, also known as the two-spot cotton leafhopper, is a small leafhopper species native to Asia, with a range extending from Iran to Japan, that was first reported in the U.S. in Miami-Dade County, Florida, in November 2024. By September 2025, cotton jassid had been reported in over 101 counties across nine southern U.S. states including North Carolina. This factsheet summarizes current knowledge on the identification, biology, and management of cotton jassid in cotton based on observations from other states and its native range.