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Bactericera cockerelli (Tomato/Potato Pysllid)
Psyllids can be damaging to many plants in the solanaceous family such as tomato, potato, sweet pepper, eggplants and weeds such as nightshade. They can also reproduce on non-solanaceous weeds such as pigweed and lambsquarter.
--BIOLOGY--
Psyllids go through eight stages of development: egg, six nymphal stages, and adult. The nymphs are the developmental stages that cause plant damage. Young nymphs start as pale brown in color and change to a light green with each successive molting. They are found mostly in the upper part of the plant on the undersides of leaves.
--DAMAGE--
The nymphs also secrete a granular sugar-like substance that makes both plants and fruit sticky and dirty in appearance. While feeding, the psyllid nymphs inject their toxic saliva into the plant, affecting plant growth and causing the condition known as "psyllid yellows".
--BIOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS--
Biological control of psyllids is possible with the Koppert product, TETRAPAR.
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