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Dennis_S Campobello, SC Jun 08, 2009

Found these little things on J.Maples and Taiwan Elms. They can jump too. Went to pick one off and moved quick as a rabbit. Are they harmful?

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Jun 08, 2009

i'll never get the spelling right. they're pysillids i think. somebody help me spell! yes, enough of them can "drain" a plant. i use dr. bronner's castile soap and water and it kills them and everything else. don't spray when bees are around.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 09, 2009

Psyllids, Psyllidae, the family of jumping plant lice.

But this looks to me like a plant hopper nymph of some kind, maybe genus Acanalonia

http://bugguide.net/node/view/15668/bgimage?from=200

http://bugguide.net/node/view/10619

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Jun 09, 2009

glad you stepped in, claypa. after i posted this, i had second thoughts. i just looked these up the other day because i have some and psyllid stuck in my head for some reason, but i didn't think it was right.

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Dennis_S Campobello, SC Jun 09, 2009

Sure looks like the Acanalonia. Thanks.

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