David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Last week’s photo was a bit tricky, as this was no longer a photo of a live insect, but rather a shed skin. The most common sheds that you will see under leaves are from… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Bob Leiby for correctly identifying the yellowing on the snap bean leaf as hopperburn caused by potato leafhopper. Adults are very active and fly from the foliage at the least disturbance. Small nymphs… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Potato leafhoppers Empoasca fabae started out showing up early in the season in our area in unexpected numbers and now they are showing up again in vegetables (eggplant and potato) fruit… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Potato leafhopper populations have increased dramatically over the last couple of weeks. There has also been a lot of alfalfa knocked down over the past 7-10 days. If you recently cut… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Alfalfa Potato leafhopper populations can still be found at economic threshold throughout the region. Continue to sample alfalfa for potato leafhoppers weekly, starting seven days after cutting until final harvest. Ten… Continue Reading
