Carrots · Symptom guide
Bugs on carrot plants
Bugs on carrot plants in a garden bed are a look-and-compare job. Cited sheets list six-spotted leafhopper as observations, not a ranked or confirmed cause. This page does not diagnose, name a spray, or sell a treatment.
Cited observations are comparisons—not a confirmed diagnosis. Check the cited sources and local requirements before taking action.
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Look
Compare the plant in front of you with the cited notes after Other causes. Leaf marks alone do not name a cause on this page.
Other causes
Growing notes live on how to grow carrots. Garden-wide looks live on garden pests. Tomato hornworm is a separate species page — not this crop-pest list.
What the sources say — at a glance
One source per card. Facts are not averaged.
Clemson HGIC 1305 (South Carolina)
Six-spotted leafhopper named on carrots.
Details and limits (2)
Look
Clemson HGIC 1305 (South Carolina) names six-spotted leafhopper on carrots. Naming on that sheet — not a ranking and not a diagnosis.
Limit
South Carolina HGIC 1305. Naming-on-sheet only.
Maryland Extension (Maryland)
Adults 1/8–1/4 in. Nymphs similar. Piercing-sucking. Row cover.
Details and limits (5)
Look
Maryland Extension (Maryland): adults of most leafhoppers are one-eighth to one-fourth inch long, slender, and hold their wings roof-like over their back. Observation — not a diagnosis.
Look
Maryland Extension (Maryland): immature leafhoppers, or nymphs, look similar to the adults but are smaller with short wings. Observation — not a diagnosis.
Look
Maryland Extension (Maryland): leafhoppers use piercing-sucking mouthparts to suck out plant sap. Observation — not a diagnosis.
Method
Maryland Extension (Maryland): place row cover over plants as soon as seedlings emerge or transplants are planted. Be careful not to trap leafhoppers under row covers. Method — not a prevention promise.
Limit
Maryland leafhoppers sheet. Observation and method as named.
Sources differ
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Save the bed in the Field Book so next season is not a guess.
How we know — methodology. Ranges and assertions are cited per source, not blended.