Insect Infestations/Aster Leaf Hoppers

[fjlip]

Chem companies buying off plant breeders, no doubt.
Very little flea beetle damage on Helix Vibrance 7444. No cutworms. Now MUD so grow grow grow. If leaf hoppers are here they drowned in a two hour pressure wash last night!

[Hopalong]

Aster yellow leaf hoppers are difficult to see, maybe easier if you know what to look for.
Have seen report that winds were not favourable to bring them up from southern US.

[furrowtickler]

Leaf hoppers were reported in Waka 2 weeks ago

[bucket]

Nothing can be done about aster yellows?

[Hopalong]

After 2012 outbreak, was told there are no practical control measures.
Have seen low level presence fairly often, perhaps more common in late crops.
Going back in history, one year in 1950's had major asters yellow damage to flax crop, before days of large ****seed acres, have not heard if what there was was similarly affected.

[Hopperbin]

Charlie or anyone? Has anyone done any experiments with bats for control of leaf hopper,mosquito,may flies, worms. Worms as the bats also consume moths. They eat most any insect. I am tempted to give it a try. Setting up homemade bat motels maybe ten grand cost for a quarter section about. Possibly no more insecticide ever.

[Hopperbin]

Bats would eat the moth stage of the cutworms also.