Insects Damaging my potato plants - Ask Extension
Hello,
Could you please help me identify these insects that on my potato plants? Are they leafhoppers? Could you please recommend some strategies to ...
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Insects Damaging my potato plants #580366
Asked July 15, 2019, 4:40 PM EDT
Hello,
Could you please help me identify these insects that on my potato plants? Are they leafhoppers? Could you please recommend some strategies to get rid of them? I think they are damaging my potato plants.
Thank you for your consideration,
Brenda Kelly
Montgomery County Maryland
Expert Response
Hi- this is a species of planthopper. Leafhoppers are smaller, pale green and wedge-shape. They ususally occur in greater numbers than planthoppers, fly off the plants when disturbed, and cause browning ofthe leaf margins:
https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/topics/potato-leafhopper-vegetables
Planthoppers are extremely common, but not so much on potato. You can wipe off the clusters of nymphs and their waxy, fluffy protective cover if you feel they are causing a problem:
https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/topics/planthoppers-flowers
https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/topics/potato-leafhopper-vegetables
Planthoppers are extremely common, but not so much on potato. You can wipe off the clusters of nymphs and their waxy, fluffy protective cover if you feel they are causing a problem:
https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/topics/planthoppers-flowers
