Re: white leaf hopper

Your description of the bug is way too funny Kitty.  But ya know...that IS what it looks like!
  

Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
  Thanks Donna. didn't see it. It's white like the flatid planthopper and 
shaped like the green striped leafhopper.
What surprised me was the keelbacked treehopper. It looks much like the 
varmint I've been asking about the past few years, one I described as a 
brown army helmet with feet, pulling a wad of cotton behind him. Had quite 
a few of those this year too.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna" 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] white leaf hopper


>I don't know your bug, but this site might help id it... lotsa pictures
> if you scroll down. Once you get it named, most likely you can find out
> all about it elsewhere on the net.
>
>
> http://www.pbase.com/dang/insects&page=all
>
> Donna
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Kitty 
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 6:54:57 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] white leaf hopper
>
>
> Does anyone have a name for a white leaf hopper type (hops quickly when 
> you
> touch it) of insect that leaves a white cottony residue on the tenderest 
> new
> stems of plants. I believe it is a sucker, not a chomper. The residue
> almost looks like mealy bugs stuff.
>
> Help?
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
>
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