this research was an attempt to identify sharpshooter species and their population dynamic in citrus nursery located at Mogi-Guaçú, SP. The survey was performed in nursery trees of 'Pera' sweet orange budded on 'Rangpur' lime, from March 1997 to March 1998. Yellow stick traps were used to collect insects on nursery (48 units) and on adjacent vegetation (5 units). The most prevalent species was Bucephalogonia xanthophis. It was also observed Carneocephala sp., Dilobopterus costalimai, Ferrariana trivittata, Lebaja mediana, Macugonalia leucomelas, Plesiommata corniculata and Sonesimia grossa, which belong to Cicadellini tribe, and Acrogonia sp., Dechacona missionum, Molomea cincta and Oncometopia facialis, belonging to Proconiini tribe. During the whole period of evaluation, the sharpshooters were collected on nursery, except on the first part of September. The Cicadellini species were prevalent in relation to Proconiini ones. There was a tendency of population increase on autumn. On winter the population decreased, on spring increased and on summer the population was stable.
Citrus sinensis; Proconiini; Cicadellini; yellow stick trap
