Leafhoppers can transmit plant pathogens, such as viruses, phytoplasmas and bacteria. Cicadellidae species that are significant agricultural pests include the beet leafhopper ("Circulifer tenellus"), the maize leafhopper ("Cicadulina mbila"), potato leafhopper ("Empoasca fabae"), two-spotted leafhopper ("Sophonia rufofascia"), blue-green sharpshooter ("Graphocephala atropunctata"), glassy-winged sharpshooter ("Homalodisca vitripennis"), the common brown leafhopper ("Orosius orientalis"), rice green leafhoppers ("Nephotettix" spp.), and the white apple leafhopper ("Typhlocyba pomaria"). The beet leafhopper ("Circulifer tenellus") can transmit the beet curly top virus to various members of the nightshade family, including tobacco, tomato, or eggplant, and is a serious vector of the disease in chili pepper in the Southwestern United States.