Episode 40 - Scouting for Potato Leafhoppers in Alfalfa

All About Agriculture

English - July 23, 2019 05:00 - 11 minutes - 1 Byte - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Potato leafhoppers (PLH) are one of the major economic pests of alfalfa capable of causing both yield and quality losses. This podcast covers the biology and life cycle of PLH as well as the proper scouting procedure involving the use of a sweep net to determine PLH numbers. Sweep net sampling allows a grower to determine if PLH are present at economic treatment levels. Rescue treatment options are discussed.