Jacobiasca formosana

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Jacobiasca formosana is a type of cicada that attacks mainly tea bushes and also cotton plants. Originally combated, these cicadas are now deliberately used to produce Oriental Beauty Oolong. The cicadas suck juices from the tea leaves and leave bite marks which oxidize. This leads to the well-known muscatel notes of Oriental Beauty Oolong. This is similar to the Darjeeling second flush with the thrips infestation. Both cases require pesticide free cultivation.

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