{"id":1094,"date":"2025-06-24T15:41:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2025-08-27T19:36:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:36:33","slug":"potato-leafhopper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/potato-leafhopper\/","title":{"rendered":"Potato Leafhopper"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Potato Leafhopper (<em>Empoasca fabae<\/em>)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>GDD Window (base 50): 784 (emergence)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h4><strong>Overview:<\/strong>\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Does not overwinter in NJ<\/span><\/b><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">, but is carried-in by upper atmospheric winds from the gulf <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">coast states\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Feeding damage can mimic herbicide injury\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b\n<ul>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Distortion and discoloration of foliage\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Move with a sideways motion characteristic of the species\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><b><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Have piercing-sucking mouthparts and release a toxin while feeding that restricts <\/span><\/b><b><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">movement within vascular tissues\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Causes disorganization of vascular bundles and produces an enlargement and <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">proliferation of cells\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b\n<ul>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Causes \u201c<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">witches<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0brooms\u201d on terminal stems\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Transmission of\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">leafhopper saliva<\/span><\/b><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(<\/span><i><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">and<\/span><\/i><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"> potentially bacteria, phytoplasmas, viruses) into\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">the vascular tissue can trigger a wound response by the plant, causing scorch-like <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">symptoms\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><b><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">4-5 generations per year\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">5\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">nymphal<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0instar stages per generation\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Eggs are laid in midrib of upper foliage on host plants during each generation\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Eggs do not survive winter temperatures\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Causes &#8220;<\/span><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">hopperburn<\/span><\/b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;<\/span>\u200b\n<ul>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Can range from light bronze discoloration to dark brown, almost black\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Symptoms mimic drought stress and will become more pronounced if drought is <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">present\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Browning and necrosis along leaf margins\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Leaf curling, stunting, and V-shaped wedge discolorations (initially brown or yellow)\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Host plants:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Maple, oak, birch, ash, and others<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Management:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Cultural Practices:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Natural predators:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">lady beetles, <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">lacewings, minute pirate bugs\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1170\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Create wildflower strips or\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">hedgerows <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">to support beneficial insect <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">populations\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1170\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Inspect undersides of leaves for adults <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">or nymphs after symptoms become <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">apparent at branch terminals\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1170\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Use resistant plant varieties\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1170\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Use row covers to protect young plants\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1170\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Reduce plant stress\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1170\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Ensure proper moisture and irrigation<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Materials:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Contact insecticides:<\/span><\/b>\u200b\u200b\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Pyrethroids [3A]: &#8211;<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">thrins<\/span>\u200b\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Systemic insecticides:<\/span><\/b>\u200b\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Neonicotinoids [4A]: imidacloprid, <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">dinotefuran<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Organophosphates [1B]: <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">acephate<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(translaminar)<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"540\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Considerations:<\/span><\/b>\u200b\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Will harm non-target species<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Biorationals:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Horticultural oil<\/span>\u200b\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li data-charcodes=\"167\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1980\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Neem oil\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Insecticidal soap\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">IGRs:\u00a0<\/span>\u200b\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li data-charcodes=\"167\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1980\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Pyriproxyfen [7A]<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"167\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1980\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Buprofezin<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0[16]<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"167\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1980\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Azadirachtin [UN]<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Resources:<\/strong>\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu\/been-burned-by-leafhoppers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Been \u201cBurned\u201d By Leafhoppers? &#8211; Plant &amp; Pest Advisory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1095\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1095\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Acer-rubrum3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Acer-rubrum3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Acer-rubrum3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Acer-rubrum3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Potato Leafhopper &amp; \u201chopperburn\u201d symptoms on Acer rubrum at a Burlington County Nursery Photo Credit: Steven K. Rettke of RCE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1096\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1096\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Acer-rubrum23-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Acer-rubrum23-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Acer-rubrum23-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Acer-rubrum23.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Potato Leafhopper symptoms with wedge-shaped discoloration to Acer rubrum at a Monmouth County Nursery Photo Credit: Steven K Rettke of RCE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1098\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1098\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Acer-rubrum9-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Acer-rubrum9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Acer-rubrum9-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Acer-rubrum9.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Potato Leafhopper feeding &amp; \u201cWitches-Broom\u201d effect on Acer rubrum at a Burlington County Nursery Photo Credit: Steven K. Rettke of RCE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1099\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1099\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1099\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Acer-rubrum5-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Acer-rubrum5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Acer-rubrum5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Acer-rubrum5.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Potato Leafhopper feeding &amp; severe scorch-like symptoms on Acer rubrum at a Ocean County Nursery Photo Credit: Steven K. Rettke of RCE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1100\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1100\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Quercus-marilandica1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Quercus-marilandica1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Quercus-marilandica1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Quercus-marilandica1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Potato Leafhopper feeding symptoms on Quercus marilandica at a Burlington County Nursery Photo Credit: Steven K. Rettke of RCE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1101\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1101\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Migration1-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Migration1-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/Potato-Leafhopper-Migration1.jpg 305w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Potato Leafhopper &amp; Spring Migration into Northern States<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<h6><span class=\"LineBox SCXP56887253 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\">Disclaimer<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\"> &#8211; Materials do not cover all possible control scenarios and are intended for licensed professionals. 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