Leafhopper Control:

Leafhoppers are related to aphids, they suck out the contents of individual plant cells which are then replaced by air, giving the characteristic bleached white spots on the leaves of infested crops.
Eggs are deposited singly into the leaf veins from the underside of the leaf.
Leafhopper can be difficult to control biologically, therefore we recommend you consult our entomologists for advice. Lacewings and Macrolophus will both feed on leafhopper nymphs, but no biological control is available for the adults. Some IPM compatible pesticides are available.


Chrysanthemum Leafhopper.

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Fightahopper (Anagrus atomus)

Anagrus
(Photo Holt Studios).

TYPE:A minute parasitic wasp.
HOW IT WORKS: The wasp lays its eggs in the leafhopper eggs that are within the leaf veins. Parasitised eggs turn orange and can be seen though the plant tissue.
SPECIES CONTROLLED: Glasshouse leafhopper, Hauptidia maroccana and Sage leafhopper Eupteryx melissae. It may be poor on other species.
WHEN TO USE: Introduce at first signs of damage. Most successfully used on tomatoes and herbs.
RATE OF USE: 1 wasp per 1m² with two introductions, 2 weeks apart.

Fargro Code:	Pack Size:
FGHOP	100 on leaf.

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