author(s)
Sheikh Aafreen Rehman, Dr. Ishtiyaq Ahad, Dr. Parveena Bano, Ritesh Kumar, Umer Bin Farook and Uzma Arifie

abstract
Hoppers are the insects belonging to order hemiptera. The present study on these insects was conducted during 2017-2018. Six locations (Wadura, Arampora, Dangiwacha, Imberzalwari from District Baramulla and Chogul and Chetkak from Kupwara) were selected to record the diversity of hoppers. Diversity indices such as Species diversity index, Species evenness index, Species richness index and Relative abundance were used to find diversity. A total of nine species of hoppers were recorded on about nine vegetable crops. These include Empoasca decipiens, Amrasca biguttula, Empoasca fabae, Macrosteles quadrilineatus, Macrosteles sexnotatus, Gurawa minorcephala, Stirellus spp., Platymetopius fidelis and Ceresa spp. There was found maximum abundance of A. biguttula on most of the vegetable crops except turnip where M. quadrilineatus was found abundantly and chilli and potato having the maximum abundance of E. decepiens. Species diversity index for crops: brinjal, potato, cucumber, turnip, pumpkin, chilli, knolkhol, was maximum at Dangiwacha. Species diversity index for chinese spinach, mint was maximum at Arampora.