There are 12 broods of periodical cicadas nesting in the United States.
In this article, we will tell you how to deal with these insects in the garden.
How to deal with leafhoppers
Adult cicadas feed on the sap of various shrub and woody plants.
As a group, they feed on the leaves of a wide variety of plants, including many types of grasses, flowers, and vegetables.
However, if you notice many leafhoppers in your garden, you should act quickly to protect your plants.
Spraying the plants with organic insecticidal soap or neem oil spray can be an effective method of control.
Many leafhoppers are attracted to yellow sticky traps, which should be placed near crop foliage.
Populations can be monitored using sticky traps, and small populations can be controlled using these traps.
Leafhoppers have many natural predators. The same ladybugs, lacewings, spiders and parasitic wasps. Encourage them.
Early peeling of the soil followed by plowing after 2-3 weeks, which leads to the complete death of eggs and larvae of leafhoppers.
If it is necessary to treat a crop on which the harvest is ripening, it is necessary to use preparations with a short waiting period.
Previously, we told you how to grow peonies.
