Research Note 187 Page 1 Research Note DAMAGE TO RICE SEEDLINGS BY HORTENSIA SIMILIS AND DRAECULACEPHALA SOLUTA IN COLOMBIA' In Colombia, two Cicadellidae, Hortensia si milis Walker and Draecula- cephala soluta Gibson, are persistent insects in rice fields'-. Although neither insect has economic importance, farmers use insecticides to control both species, which can reach high population densities. In addition, both species have been associated with the Rice Hoja Blanca Virus (RHBV)/' but under controlled conditions neither