Keeled Treehoppers on Sacred Datura-2
Keeled Treehoppers on Sacred Datura. Red ones are nymphs. Adults are larger and are orange. I didn't capture an adult in this shot. I did in another photo in this set...
Keeled Treehopper
Antianthe expansa
Shot in Sabino Canyon.
Tucson, AZ.
12-11-13.
Photo By: Chic Bressel
Here is a description: botany.00server.com/AHktreehop0.html
"The keeled treehopper is generally considered a garden pest. I most often find them on my tomato plants. In large enough numbers, they severely damage, or even kill the plants. Like aphids and other sucking bugs, keeled treehoppers produce a sweet fluid called honeydew which is attractive to ants. In the same way as aphids, keeled treehoppers are tended by ants. So to control the bugs, instead of using insecticides, I take measures to deny ants access to the plants I want to protect. Yes, I do sacrifice some plants to provide keeled treehoppers for science class activities."
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Keeled Treehoppers on Sacred Datura-2
Keeled Treehoppers on Sacred Datura. Red ones are nymphs. Adults are larger and are orange. I didn't capture an adult in this shot. I did in another photo in this set...
Keeled Treehopper
Antianthe expansa
Shot in Sabino Canyon.
Tucson, AZ.
12-11-13.
Photo By: Chic Bressel
Here is a description: botany.00server.com/AHktreehop0.html
"The keeled treehopper is generally considered a garden pest. I most often find them on my tomato plants. In large enough numbers, they severely damage, or even kill the plants. Like aphids and other sucking bugs, keeled treehoppers produce a sweet fluid called honeydew which is attractive to ants. In the same way as aphids, keeled treehoppers are tended by ants. So to control the bugs, instead of using insecticides, I take measures to deny ants access to the plants I want to protect. Yes, I do sacrifice some plants to provide keeled treehoppers for science class activities."
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