Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

Potato psyllid

Bactericera cockerelli

Potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) is an insect pest of Potato, tomato, solanaceous plants. It is a native of Mexico and Central America and was first detected in California in 1940.

As a pest it causes feeding damage, but more importantly it transmits Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum to solanaceous plants.

For more information about this plant pest, see the CABI data sheet.

Survey Maps

UC Management Guidelines for Potato Psyllid on Potato

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