Three-cornered Alfalfa Hopper Spissistilus festinus (Say) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Membracidae)
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Khan, Rafia, Dakshina Seal, Victoria Adeleye, and Garima Garima. 2022. “Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper Spissistilus Festinus (Say) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Membracidae): EENY796/IN1371, 7/2022”. EDIS 2022 (4). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1371-2022.

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