I'm hoping that someone can help me with a problem.

I have a weird virus that's affecting some of my echinacea in one of my
flower beds.

You can see what it looks like he
http://www3.sympatico.ca/great/viralbynature.html

Green, leathery, petals, and some are growing new flower heads out of
their 'petals'.

Does anyone have any idea which virus could be causing this problem?

Could it have been vectored by the hoppers I found on the plants (also
shown)?

And my final question is almost rhetorical ... do I need to destroy the
affected plants?

I'd appreciate your input. Thanks.

EV