Natural enemies: Stresiptera Halictophagidae (Remes Lenicov et al. 1999). Entomopathogen Clonostachys rosea (Link: Fries) Schroers, Samuels, Seifert, and Gams (Toledo et al. 2006).
Phytosanitary importance: Vector of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca, causal agent of Citrus Variegated Chlorosis (CVC) in Brazil (Fundecitrus 1999). Considered a potential vector species in coffee (Leite & Nunes 2003). In Argentina, specimens collected in Misiones tested positive for Xylella fastidiosa (de Coll et al. 2000).
Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck varieties Valencia and Criolla (Remes Lenicov et al. 1999, Dellapé et al. 2016), Coffea sp. (Silva et al. 2007), Nicotiana tabacum L., Eucalyptus sp., Eryngium sp. and Hyptis mutabilis (Rich.) Briquet (Defea et al. 2022).