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title: "help , i’m new to plants ! my golden pothos has been thriving until i…"
description: "help , i’m new to plants ! my golden pothos has been thriving until i just recently noticed there are tiny green hopping bugs on it & the new leafs are coming…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "terin :)"
published: "2024-07-15T18:01:32.113774Z"
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# help , i’m new to plants ! my golden pothos has been thriving until i…

_Posted by terin :) on 2024-07-15_

help , i’m new to plants ! my golden pothos has been thriving until i just recently noticed there are tiny green hopping bugs on it \& the new leafs are coming out like the picture (top picture) shown ! with research i was told they’re leafhoppers (picture 2/3).. how do i get rid of them \& are they causing the damage to my plant ??

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5A5lLY82vQvQ4KgGWuSKB1YZj5U7qaoFB6KQgMghQdU/fhJ9Sv6ASZuCf5XbWK19xg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5A5lLY82vQvQ4KgGWuSKB1YZj5U7qaoFB6KQgMghQdU/fo57_HpIS3WfE6RVyXEGlw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5A5lLY82vQvQ4KgGWuSKB1YZj5U7qaoFB6KQgMghQdU/qpsBKsBvTbKEEGXLzhyPmA.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### Doll commented on 2024-07-15

😳

### Ari commented on 2024-07-15

You can use organic insecticidal or neem oil to get rid of them

#### terin :) replied on 2024-07-15

thank you !! i’ll have to order that now :)

#### Ari replied on 2024-07-15

No problem!

### MummaDeb commented on 2024-07-15

It's a potato leaf hopper. I would Google how to get rid of it. I used Picture Insect to find out what it was in case you wanted to download it.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/MOXcw7te6S9UHjaWvEfp257jXZmEcofyef83nx6UvFY/synwRSbmQwe23ZNkZO57wg.webp?size=large)

#### terin :) replied on 2024-07-15

that’s super helpful !! thank you !

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