Tomato Psyllid / Potato Psyllid

Agricultural fields, gardens, and greenhouses, primarily on plants of the Solanaceae family like tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers.

Plant sap from the phloem; they use piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on the underside of leaves.

They exhibit a 'jumping' behavior when disturbed, earning them the name jumping plant lice. They go through five nymphal stages and produce white, granulated excrement known as 'psyllid sugar.'

Significant agricultural pest; they cause 'psyllid yellows' and are primary vectors for the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum, which causes Zebra Chip disease in potatoes, leading to massive crop losses.