Symptoms of damage:

• The adult and nymphs suck the plant sap
• The infected leaves show pale yellow colouration
• In case of heavy infestation the leaves turn inwards
• The leaf edges may turn light pinkish brown

Identification of the pest:

• Nymphs: Pale greenish almost translucent and walk diagonally
• Adults: Greenish yellow, wedge shaped with a pair of black spots on vertex and a black spot on each of the forewings

Management:

• Treat seed with imidacloprid 70 WS at 7 g/kg protected the sunflower plants from leaf hopper up to 7 weeks
• Spray Imidacloprid 70% WS 490 ml/ha or Imidacloprid 17.8% SL 100 ml/ha