Tomato/Potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) is a devastating pest of potato and tomato crops. A sucking pest whose feeding on foliage causes yellowing,
purpling and cupping of leaves, stunting of plants and reduces yields. The pysllid can also transmit Liberibactor, a bacterium like organism that affects the internal vascular transport system of plants. This negatively disrupts potato tuber quality often resulting in the “zebra chip” effect in processing potatoes.
