Empoasca decipiens Paoli, 1930

Mozaffarian, Fariba, 2018, An Identification key to the species of Auchenorrhyncha of Iranian fauna recorded as pests in orchards and a review on the pest status of the species, Zootaxa 4420 (4), pp. 475-501 : 491

Empoasca decipiens Paoli, 1930

Recorded damage and economic importance in the orchards of Iran: Not recorded.

Recorded damage in the orchards of other parts of the world: An occasional pest on apple and a potentional pest in olive orchards in Turkey. A vector for Aster yellows and a potential career of almond witches’ broom phytoplasma in Lebanon (AlmWB) ( Alford 1992, Bozbuga & Elekcioglu 2008, Dakhil et al. 2011).

Recorded distribution in Iran: Generally distributed ( Mozaffarian & Wilson 2016).

Conclusion: The vector status of the species in Iran needs further study.