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SRQHoyas York, PA(Zone 6b) May 01, 2009

I noticed leaves of my hoyas being 'burrowed into' from the underside but rarely does it result in ahole thru the leaf.
Here is this little guy...he actually ran to the underside of the stem when he saw me trying to take a photo?

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SRQHoyas York, PA(Zone 6b) May 01, 2009

Another view...almost 1/4" tall and longer with the white tail?

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SRQHoyas York, PA(Zone 6b) May 01, 2009

Sorry...duplicate photos...a new one

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SRQHoyas York, PA(Zone 6b) May 01, 2009

Here's what the leaves now look like....underside

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SRQHoyas York, PA(Zone 6b) May 01, 2009

Front of the leaf.

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SRQHoyas York, PA(Zone 6b) May 01, 2009

One more view of the bug...THANKS for all your help!

Joni

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lowellsf Arlington, TX(Zone 8a) May 01, 2009

Joni, How interesting. I've never seen anything like that and I'm curiuos to see what it is. Hope you get help with the identification.

Sarah

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV May 01, 2009

This appears to be a nymph of a treehopper (Hemiptera/Auchenorrhyncha: Membracidae) - see http://tinyurl.com/dmn8qb for an image of a similar species. Treehoppers are sap feeders, but seldom are abundant enough to cause serious damage. I suspect that something else is causing the damage to the leaves of your hoya.

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