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Pests, Diseases & DisordersHow can mango planthoppers be distinguished from the smaller damaging mango leafhoppers?
Some planthoppers have larger, greenish, tent-shaped adults and wax-covered young stages, while important mango leafhoppers are smaller, brown, and wedge-shaped. Photograph individual insects from above and the side rather than recording every jumping insect as the same pest. Confirm local species before interpreting counts. Combining the groups can exaggerate a leafhopper outbreak and obscure whether the insects associated with actual damage are increasing.