
Intermountain potato
leafhopper adultIntermountain Potato Leafhopper
Empoasca filamenta Delong
These insects are green and
wedge-shaped, with white markings. Adults are 4
mm long. Adults and nymphs feed on the undersides
of leaves, causing a stippling or speckling of
the leaf surface. They can occur in potatoes from
May to September. Host plants: potatoes,
tomatoes, nightshade.

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