The potato leafhopper is the most destructive insect pest to alfalfa in Pennsylvania. It is responsible for reduced yields, reduced quality (especially lower protein content), and reduced longevity of ...

The Gulf tropical depression Christobal made headlines recently by dumping heavy rains in the south and parts of the midwest. But there is more than just rain that arrives with these storm systems -- ...

LUCAN, Minn. - When John Deprez of Lucan checked his alfalfa field he saw lots of insects. The infestation prompted him to call Extension IPM specialist Bruce Potter at the University of Minnesota ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University entomologist Dick Shade calls the potato leafhopper the most insidious pest an Indiana alfalfa field ever had. Private alfalfa breeder Mark McCaslin calls it ...

Crops are looking very good in Coshocton County. There were a few fields that required replanting this spring, but all in all we we’ve been in much better shape than many farms in other parts of Ohio.

The early spring and warm summer has helped several pests this year. The potato leafhopper is a small insect that migrates here from the south. It usually arrives here in early June but takes several ...

The migratory potato leafhopper causes untold millions of dollars in damage every year. A study by entomologists suggests that climate warming could be making this problem worse. Using data that span ...

If you grow alfalfa, now is the time to scout those fields for potato leafhoppers. Integrated pest management (IPM) scouts are finding potato leafhoppers (PLH) widely distributed across a number of ...

I'd like to pass along this information from Bruce Anderson, UNL forage specialist. Potato leafhoppers are tiny, yellowish-green, wedge-shaped insects. They often blow into our region from the ...

Last summer many alfalfa fields turned yellow and stopped growing because of potato leafhoppers. There are alfalfa varieties to resist these leafhoppers, and new varieties have improved enough to make ...

Covering a small patch of potatoes with insect mesh has highlighted the potential damage leafhopper species might be doing to the UK crop. Grown under the mesh, the processing variety Markies was ...

The potato leafhopper is the most destructive insect pest of alfalfa in our region, and with regular 80-degree temperatures just around the corner, these serious pests will be here in force. It can be ...