Haplaxius crudus - How to control/eliminate it?

[idontknowhatnametuse]

I have a lot of Haplaxius crudus (The vector of Lethal Bronzing and Lethal Yellowing) in my yard. The reason why I have it is because I have palms and grass. It is a closed area, so if I eliminate them maybe I won't see them ever again. One of my Acrocomias is already infected with possible LB since june of 2024 but it keeps growing and refuses to die.

Has anyone been able to find something that kills this insect?

[happypalms]

All I can think of is a regular spray program. And monitor for out breaks. Eliminate all weeds as far as possible in and around your garden or if there is a host plant eliminating that is great place to start. I work in the horticulture industry and when it comes to bugs and weeds it’s about control, you will never really eliminate, control is the aim, especially in monoculture. Yes you can eliminate a certain weed from your garden but you find it will need controlling and monitoring to ensure no out break. The same with pest once again control, with most insects being air borne it’s prett6 difficult to completely eliminate them control again and monitoring is key. Iam sure there is some sort of heavy duty insecticide on the market in your area. But use it once and then use a different sort again, a lot of insects build up resistance to chemicals so a rotation of at least two or three different chemicals is what your after. Biological control well you need to look at predator insects to do that buying them and releasing them into your garden. Or an organic spray of your choice pyrethrum is a good place to start. Good luck!

[happypalms]

All I can think of is a regular spray program. And monitor for out breaks. Eliminate all weeds as far as possible in and around your garden or if there is a host plant eliminating that is great place to start. I work in the horticulture industry and when it comes to bugs and weeds it’s about control, you will never really eliminate, control is the aim, especially in monoculture. Yes you can eliminate a certain weed from your garden but you find it will need controlling and monitoring to ensure no out break. The same with pest once again control, with most insects being air borne it’s prett6 difficult to completely eliminate them control again and monitoring is key. Iam sure there is some sort of heavy duty insecticide on the market in your area. But use it once and then use a different sort again, a lot of insects build up resistance to chemicals so a rotation of at least two or three different chemicals is what your after. Biological control well you need to look at predator insects to do that buying them and releasing them into your garden. Or an organic spray of your choice pyrethrum is a good place to start. Good luck!

[idontknowhatnametuse]

7 hours ago, happypalms said:

All I can think of is a regular spray program. And monitor for out breaks. Eliminate all weeds as far as possible in and around your garden or if there is a host plant eliminating that is great place to start. I work in the horticulture industry and when it comes to bugs and weeds it’s about control, you will never really eliminate, control is the aim, especially in monoculture. Yes you can eliminate a certain weed from your garden but you find it will need controlling and monitoring to ensure no out break. The same with pest once again control, with most insects being air borne it’s prett6 difficult to completely eliminate them control again and monitoring is key. Iam sure there is some sort of heavy duty insecticide on the market in your area. But use it once and then use a different sort again, a lot of insects build up resistance to chemicals so a rotation of at least two or three different chemicals is what your after. Biological control well you need to look at predator insects to do that buying them and releasing them into your garden. Or an organic spray of your choice pyrethrum is a good place to start. Good luck!

I have released spiders of all types in my palms and especially in this insect's favorite palm, the Acrocomia. They have somehow controlled it in the past but right now there are a lot of them. I got the grass very well cut today, I hope the machine killed a lot of these insects.

[Silas_Sancona]

1 hour ago, idontknowhatnametuse said:

I have released spiders of all types in my palms and especially in this insect's favorite palm, the Acrocomia. They have somehow controlled it in the past but right now there are a lot of them. I got the grass very well cut today, I hope the machine killed a lot of these insects.

Unless you nuked all of the western hemisphere / both hemispheres of the Americas where this insect  ..and any relatives in the same Genus / other sps in related genus  even remotely capable of transmitting LY or LB,  ..you'll never get rid of them..  They'll always be lurking somewhere nearby.  Like Cockroaches, not sure they'd all get fried in a mass nuking anyway.. lol. 

Unlike a pest insect that poses a major, high value risk, aka: New World Screwworm,  and / or various Fruit Flies / Stink Bugs, etc,  not many people are going to pay much attention to.. / make much of a deal about...  a tiny leaf hopper. 

On top of that, spraying pesticides to control one bug, often kills the bugs you want around  ..to kill / control the bad  bug.. 

Many " bad " bugs often laugh off X or Y pesticide after a few generations too so, encouraging all the bug eaters you possibly can into your landscape is really the only solution that will work to keep disease transmitting leaf hopper #'s   ..or any other " problem " insect... under control. 

We have a Sharp Shooter sp. ( ...Another kind of Leaf Hopper -type insect ) here that can transmit various things between plants.  Because i don't spray around the yard, Wasps, Spiders, Lizards, and an army of various birds that eat bugs keep the Sharp Shooter's numbers low..