The virus is transmitted via a vector (insect aphid, leafhopper, planthopper, and insect). It also exhibits insecticidal activity towards aphids, the green rice leafhopper and diamondback moth. The aster leafhopper vector, "Macrosteles quadrilineatus", moves the aster yellows phytoplasma from plant to plant. "Spiroplasma citri" is transmissible through several insect vectors, namely the beet leafhopper. The life cycle of the beet leafhopper consists of three stages&colon; eggs, nymphs and adults. Spraying trees with insecticide will also help reduce the chances of transmission by leafhopper. Typhlocybinae is a subfamily of insects in the leafhopper family, Cicadellidae. This species is a host plant for the beet leafhopper ("Circulifer tenellus"). Cicadellinae (commonly referred to as Sharpshooters) is a leafhopper subfamily in the family Cicadellidae. They are more commonly referred to as the potato leafhopper. A leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae. Weather conditions of the region also greatly influence leafhopper feeding patterns. The common jassid is a large leafhopper, adults reaching a length of . Skimmias are fed on by aphids, Horse Chestnut Scale, Garden Leafhopper, and Southern Red Mite. It is spread by the white-banded leafhopper.